Public holidays in Ireland 2026

There are 10 public holidays in 2026. 9 of them fall on a working day.

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All 10 public holidays in Ireland 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
2 Feb 2026	Monday	Saint Brigid's Day
17 Mar 2026	Tuesday	Saint Patrick's Day
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
4 May 2026	Monday	May Day
1 Jun 2026	Monday	June Bank Holiday
3 Aug 2026	Monday	August Bank Holiday
26 Oct 2026	Monday	October Bank Holiday
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Saint Stephen's Day

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Fri 2 Jan	1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026	1	4	4	New Year's Day
Tue 3 Feb, Wed 4 Feb, Thu 5 Feb, Fri 6 Feb	31 Jan – 8 Feb 2026	4	9	2.3	Saint Brigid's Day
Mon 16 Mar	14 Mar – 17 Mar 2026	1	4	4	Saint Patrick's Day
Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar, Fri 20 Mar	17 Mar – 22 Mar 2026	3	6	2	Saint Patrick's Day
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr	4 Apr – 12 Apr 2026	4	9	2.3	Easter Monday
Tue 5 May, Wed 6 May, Thu 7 May, Fri 8 May	2 May – 10 May 2026	4	9	2.3	May Day
Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun, Thu 4 Jun, Fri 5 Jun	30 May – 7 Jun 2026	4	9	2.3	June Bank Holiday
Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug, Fri 7 Aug	1 Aug – 9 Aug 2026	4	9	2.3	August Bank Holiday
Tue 27 Oct, Wed 28 Oct, Thu 29 Oct, Fri 30 Oct	24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026	4	9	2.3	October Bank Holiday
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec	19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026	4	9	2.3	Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec	25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Ireland have in 2026?

10 public holidays. One of them falls on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Ireland?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Christmas Day on Friday, 25 Dec 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

New Year's Day: take 1 day of leave (2 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code IE (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.irish) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026