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Ireland 2026 Public Holidays

10 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 1 holidays
February 1 holidays
March 1 holidays
April 1 holidays
May 1 holidays
June 1 holidays
July
August 1 holidays
September
October 1 holidays
November
December 2 holidays

2026 Holiday List · Ireland

10 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Feb 2 Monday St. Brigid’s Day Public holiday
Mar 17 Tuesday St Patrick's Day Public holiday 17 March, moving to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Apr 6 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
May 4 Monday May Day Public holiday 1 May, or in some countries the first Monday of May.
Jun 1 Monday June Bank Holiday Public holiday
Aug 3 Monday August Bank Holiday Public holiday
Oct 26 Monday October Bank Holiday Public holiday
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Saturday St. Stephen's Day Public holiday 26 December.
Show 18 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 6 Tuesday Epiphany Observance 6 January.
Feb 1 Sunday St. Brigid’s Day Observance
Mar 15 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Apr 2 Thursday Maundy Thursday Observance The Thursday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Observance The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 4 Saturday Holy Saturday Observance The Saturday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 5 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
May 14 Thursday Ascension Day Observance The Thursday 39 days after Easter Sunday.
May 24 Sunday Pentecost Observance The Sunday 49 days after Easter Sunday.
Jun 21 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Wednesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 31 Saturday Halloween Observance 31 October.
Nov 1 Sunday All Saints' Day Observance 1 November.
Dec 21 Monday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.
Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Eve Observance 31 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

St Patrick's Day

17 March, moving to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

Ireland's national day, honouring its patron saint. A public holiday in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Montserrat, and a widely celebrated but ordinary working day elsewhere.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

May Day

1 May, or in some countries the first Monday of May.

1 May, combining an older spring festival with International Workers' Day. The United Kingdom and Ireland move the day off to the first Monday of the month.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

St. Stephen's Day

26 December.

Honours the first Christian martyr, and is the name used for 26 December in Ireland, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Finland.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com