Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland information
These are the public holidays observed in Ireland.[1] Public holidays in Ireland (as in other countries) may commemorate a special day or other event, such as Saint Patrick's Day or Christmas Day. On public holidays (sometimes referred to as bank holidays), most businesses and schools close. Other services, for example, public transport, still operate but often with reduced schedules.
The ten public holidays in Ireland each year are as follows:
Date
English name
Irish name
Notes
1 January
New Year's Day
Lá Caille or Lá Bliana Nua
Most also take time off work for New Year's Eve (Oíche Chinn Bliana).
1 February or First Monday in February
Saint Brigid's Day / Imbolc
Lá Fhéile Bríde or Imbolc
First observed in 2023. First Monday of February, or on 1 February if it is a Friday.[2][3] Co-celebrated with the traditional festival of Imbolc.
17 March
Saint Patrick's Day
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
National day. Became an official public holiday in Ireland in 1903.[4]
Moveable Monday
Easter Monday
Luan Cásca
The day after Easter Sunday (Domhnach Cásca). Also coincides with the commemoration of the Easter Rising. Good Friday (Aoine an Chéasta) is not a public holiday, though all state schools and some businesses close.
First Monday in May
May Day[5]
Lá Bealtaine
First observed in 1994.[6] Corresponds with the traditional festival of Bealtaine.
First Monday in June
June Holiday
Lá Saoire i mí an Mheithimh
Formerly observed as Whit Monday until 1973.[7]
First Monday in August
August Holiday
Lá Saoire i mí Lúnasa
Corresponds with the traditional festival of Lúnasa.
Last Monday in October
October Holiday
Lá Saoire i mí Dheireadh Fómhair
First observed in 1977.[8] Corresponds with Halloween and the traditional festival of Samhain.
25 December
Christmas Day
Lá Nollag
Most start Christmas celebrations on Christmas Eve (Oíche Nollag), including taking time off work.
26 December
Saint Stephen's Day
Lá Fhéile Stiofáin or Lá an Dreoilín
The day after Christmas, celebrating the feast day of Saint Stephen. Lá an Dreoilín means Day of the Wren.
Where a public holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, or possibly coincides with another public holiday, it is generally observed (as a day off work) on the next available weekday, even though the public holiday itself does not move. In such cases, an employee is entitled to at least one of the following (as chosen by the employer): a day off within a month, an additional day's paid annual leave or an additional day's pay. The usual practice is, however, to award a day off on the next available weekday.
^Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973, Schedule (No. 25 of 1973, Schedule). Enacted on 21 November 1973. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
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^This holiday has no official title in Ireland, it is called the first Monday in May.
^Holidays (Employees) Act 1973 (Public Holiday) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 91 of 1993). Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 March 2010.
^Holidays (Employees) Act 1961, s. 8: Public Holidays in respect of all workers (No. 33 of 1961, s. 8). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 March 2010.
^Holidays (Employees) Act 1973 (Public Holiday) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 193 of 1977). Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 March 2010.
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