Bar One Racing Sunday Opening Times

Bar One Racing is an independent Irish bookmaker headquartered in Dundalk, Co. Louth, founded by Barney O'Hare, with shops across Counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan.

Most Bar One Racing shops open from 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM on Sundays. Hours may be extended on big race days such as Naas, Navan or Leopardstown Sunday cards.

Sunday is a popular day for sports betting with football matches, horse racing, and other sporting events taking place. Bar One Racing ensures many of their shops are open to accommodate customers looking to place bets on Sunday fixtures.

Most Bar One Racing shops in the Republic of Ireland trade roughly 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM on a normal Sunday under the Irish Betting Acts. When a Sunday coincides with — or sits next to — an Irish public holiday, opening times can shift, so it is always worth checking the individual shop page before travelling.

• St Patrick's Day (17 March): when 17 March falls on a Sunday, Bar One Racingshops typically open as normal from noon, with many city-centre branches extending hours for Cheltenham Festival betting and parade-day footfall in Dublin, Cork and Galway.
• Easter Sunday & Easter Monday: Easter Sunday is treated as a standard Sunday in shops, but Good Friday remains a no-racing day in Ireland and Easter Monday (Fairyhouse, home of the Irish Grand National) usually sees extended hours rather than a closure.
• Sundays beside a bank holiday Monday: May, June, August and October bank holidays in Ireland always fall on a Monday. Shops trade normal Sunday hours the day before, then often open longer than usual on the bank holiday Monday itself.
• St Stephen's Day (26 December): when it lands on a Sunday, Bar One Racingshops normally open with extended hours for the Leopardstown Christmas Festival — well beyond typical Sunday closing times.

Northern Ireland shops (Belfast, Derry, Lisburn) follow UK Sunday trading rules instead and may open earlier — closer to 9:30 AM — even on holiday weekends.