Public holidays 2026 in Ireland
There are 10 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | ||
| Monday | Saint Brigid's Day | ||
| Tuesday | Saint Patrick's Day | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Monday | May Day | ||
| Monday | June Bank Holiday | ||
| Monday | August Bank Holiday | ||
| Monday | October Bank Holiday | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | ||
| 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code IE (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.irish) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027