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Ireland
Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Ireland, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.
The next public holiday in Ireland is
October Holiday
In 80 days
Computed · local time Europe/Dublin
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Ireland public holidays in 2026
10 national closures in 2026, of 11 observances held for the country. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.
| Date | Observance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | New Year's Day | Verified |
| 2 February 2026 | St Brigid's Day | Verified |
| 17 March 2026 | St Patrick's Day | Verified |
| 6 April 2026 | Easter Monday | Verified |
| 4 May 2026 | May Day | Verified |
| 1 June 2026 | June Holiday | Verified |
| 3 August 2026 | August Holiday | Verified |
| 26 October 2026 | October Holiday | Verified |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | Verified |
| 26 December 2026 | St Stephen's Day | Verified |
Long weekends in Ireland, 2026
9 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. Weekends and national closures only.
| When | Length | Because of | Leave |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 4 Jan | 4 days | New Year's Day | take Fri 2 Jan |
| 31 Jan – 2 Feb | 3 days | St Brigid's Day | no leave needed |
| 14 Mar – 17 Mar | 4 days | St Patrick's Day | take Mon 16 Mar |
| 4 Apr – 6 Apr | 3 days | Easter Monday | no leave needed |
| 2 May – 4 May | 3 days | May Day | no leave needed |
| 30 May – 1 Jun | 3 days | June Holiday | no leave needed |
| 1 Aug – 3 Aug | 3 days | August Holiday | no leave needed |
| 24 Oct – 26 Oct | 3 days | October Holiday | no leave needed |
| 25 Dec – 27 Dec | 3 days | Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day | no leave needed |
How Ireland keeps time
| Observances | 11 across the national calendar |
|---|---|
| Evidence | 11 verified · 0 corroborated · 0 compiled, from 4 named sources |
| Languages | English, Irish |
| Calendar systems | gregorian |
| Exchanges | XDUB |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-03 |
The Ireland dossier
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We do not promise a calendar that never changes. Dates move: authorities declare holidays at short notice and publish corrections of their own. Every record here shows what stands behind it, and when a date changes we correct it, publish it, and tell the people it affects.