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Autism Aware Store

Every week we offer Autism Aware Quiet Evenings to all of our customers. These evenings take place every Tuesday evening from 6pm-8pm across all of our stores. Features of the evening include:

  • Reduced lighting
  • No music or announcements
  • Lower till scan sounds
  • Priority queuing
  • Assistance dogs welcomed

As part of our weekly Autism Aware Quiet Evenings we are offering customers a calmer shopping environment and the security of knowing that additional assistance is available if necessary.

Charities

We would also like to invite registered Irish autism charities to get in touch on csr@lidl.ie if they would like to promote their work and raise awareness of autism by speaking with Lidl colleagues and customers in stores nationwide during our Autism Aware Quiet Evenings.

Assistance Dogs

Building on this initiative, we teamed up with Assistance Dogs Northern Ireland (ADNI) and Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland (AADI) to put two dogs through training. The two dogs, named Yogi and Kyra, will be given to families of children with Autism in Ireland and Northern Ireland. These dogs will be trained to provide a steady influence for the child, especially in public and social situations. They will also be trained to meet the needs of both the child with Autism and their guardian/s.

Quiet Evenings

Tuesdays 6-8pm

Tuesdays 6-8pm

Reduced Lighting

Reduced Lighting

Reduced Noise

Reduced Noise

Till scan sounds lowered

Till scan sounds lowered

No in-store announcements

No in-store announcements

No music

No music

Additional Assistance/Priority Queuing upon request

Additional Assistance/Priority Queuing upon request

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Assistance Dogs Welcome


Sensory Map and Shopping List

We have also prepared an in-store map and shopping list for children with autism to prepare and organise their shopping trip.


We will update this list as each of our stores begin to hold Autism Aware Quiet Evenings. Keep an eye out here for more details on your local store.

Autism Aware Stores
Store Address
Craigavon 10 Balteagh Road, Craigavon, Armagh
Portadown 21 Armagh Road, Portadown, Armagh
Lurgan 45 Castle Lane, Lurgan, Armagh
Armagh Unit 5, Spire Retail Park, Moy Road, Armagh
Newtownards 1 Jubilee Rd, Newtownards, Down
Newry Damolly 5A, Damolly Retail Park, Armagh Rd, Newry, Down
Bangor 97 Bloomfield Road, Bangor, Down
Ballynahinch Windmill Lane, Harmony Road, Ballynahinch, Down
Down 98 Market Street, Downpatrick, Down
Newry Castle Street, Newry, Down
Newcastle 2 Railway Street, Newcastle, Down
Cookstown Station Square Retail Park, Cookstown, Tyrone
Strabane Bradley Way, Strabane, Tyrone
Omagh 19 James Street, Meetinghouse Hill, Omagh, Tyrone
Dungannon 7 John Street, Dungannon, Tyrone
Enniskillen Unit 1, Railway Junction Retail Park, Hollyhill Link Road, Enniskillen
Lisnaskea Main Street, Lisnaskea
Belfast High Street Hi Park Centre, High Street, Belfast
Antrim Junction One, Outlet Shopping Centre, Antrim
Newtownabbey 2 Old Glenmount Road, Newtownabbey, Antrim
Ballymoney Meeting House Street, Ballymoney, Antrim
Shore Road 196 Shore Road, Belfast. Antrim
Portrush 55 Glenmanus Road, Portrush, Antrim
Lisburn 2 Prince Wiliam Road, Lisburn, Antrim
Lisburn 45 Moira Road, Lisburn, Antrim
Andersonstown 14 Andersonstown Road, Belfast
Stewartstown 116 Stewartstown Road, Belfast
Connswater Unit 13, Connswater Retail Park, 3 Connswater Link, Belfast
Ballymena Castle Demense Link, Larne Link Road
Larne 63 Circular Road, Larne, Antrim
Carrickfergus 75d Belfast Road, Carrickfergus, Antrim
Ballyclare 44 Ballynure Road, Ballyclare, Antrim
Castlereagh 41 Montgomery Road, Belfast, Antrim
Magherafelt 38 Castledawson Road, Magherafelt
Derry Buncrana Road, Londonderry
Limavady 87-89 Main Street, Limavady
Magherafelt 38 Castledawson Road, Magherafelt
Coleraine Unit 2, Riverside Park, Coleraine, Derry
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