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Grocery stores open on May Day?

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  • 03-05-2018 10:37pm
    #1
    ChickenAustria
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭


    As this is my first year in Ireland, im not entirely sure if bigger stores like Dunnes or Lidl will be open on May Day. Can anyone confirm/decline that for me?


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    #2
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,243 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    All open. Shop away!


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    #3
    milehip
    Registered Users Posts: 733 ✭✭✭milehip


    What the worry? its 364 days away.


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    ChickenAustria
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭ChickenAustria


    milehip wrote: »
    What the worry? its 364 days away.

    Well, may 7th is marked as a public holiday on publicholidays.ie thats why im asking


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    tea and coffee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭tea and coffee


    milehip wrote: »
    What the worry? its 364 days away.

    I think the OP means the bank holiday.

    Yes Chicken Austria, unlike mainland Europe, the supermarkets open here 7 days a week, albeit with slightly restricted hours on weekends.


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    milehip
    Registered Users Posts: 733 ✭✭✭milehip


    Ok sorry op, May Day is the 1st of May round these parts or it least it used to be.


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    doolox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭doolox


    I hate when shops and other services close on bank holidays. I work every day that I can get work and now despise Bank holidays. Many professional services close for these days and I have been caught out several times on these days.

    Every one should get an extra 9 days holidays and dispense with bank holidays entirely. They can then take the holidays when they want. If bosses try to welsh on not giving the holidays let the government force them to give the holidays.

    I do not see the point of bank holidays, every one forced to take a days holidays when they may or may not want to and every thing too dear because everyone is off at the same time, creating false peak demand to suit the hotel trade and other rich property owners in this country.

    People should be able to decide when they take their precious time off and not be dictated certain days off. I never go away on Bank holidays because it is too busy and too dear to do so.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    The shops are open so you can still get your messages :)


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    [Deleted User]
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    Lots of shops do shut down at Christmas and Easter but otherwise we don't have the shutdowns that you would be used to.

    Check their webpages or Facebook to be sure.


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