Christmas opening hours and other supports

20 December 2023

Site updates

The nationwide network of Citizens Information Centres will close on Friday 22 December 2023 at 1pm and reopen on Tuesday 2 January 2024 at 9am. You can check opening hours for your local centre on citizensinformation.ie.

The Citizens Information Phone Service will operate reduced hours over Christmas:

Day Date Opening hours Comment
Thursday 21 December 2023 9-8 Normal hours
Friday 22 December 2023 9-5 Reduced hours
Saturday 23 December 2023 Closed  
Sunday 24 December 2023 Closed Christmas Eve
Monday 25 December 2023 Closed Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December 2023 Closed St. Stephen's Day
Wednesday 27 December 2023 Closed   
Thursday 28 December 2023 9-5 Reduced hours
Friday 29 December 2023 9-5 Reduced hours
Saturday 30 December 2023 Closed  
Sunday 31 December 2023 Closed New Year’s Eve
Monday 1 January 2024 Closed New Year’s Day
Tuesday 2 January 2024 9-8 Normal hours

The citizensinformation.ie website will not be updated over this period.

If you need emergency support over the Christmas period, you can contact a range of voluntary services.

Service  Call  Opening hours  Email 
Samaritans 

If you are in distress or struggling to cope 

116 123  24 hours (any time, day or night)  jo@samaritans.ie 
Pieta House 

If you are suicidal or engaging in self-harm 

       

1800 247 247 

Text HELP to 51444 (standard message rates apply) 

24 hours (any time, day or night)  info@pieta.ie 
Rape Crisis Centre 

If you need support with a crisis 

1800 778 888  24 hours (any time, day or night)  info@rcc.ie 
         

Women’s Aid 
 
If you are affected by domestic violence 

       

1800 341 900 

       

 
24 hours (any time, day or night) 

       

helpline@womensaid.ie 

Men’s Aid 

If you are affected by domestic violence 

01 554 3811  Open 9am-3:30pm on 22 December 

Closed 25 and 26 December 

27-29 December  9am-5pm (regular hours)

hello@mensaid.ie 
Childline 

Support for everyone up to the age of 18 in Ireland 

1800 666 666

Live Chat 

24 hours (any time, day or night)         

 

50808 

If you are experiencing a crisis and are unable to cope

Text HELLO to 50808  24 hours (any time, day or night)         

 

The HSE has a full list of online, phone and text mental health services.