Public holidays in Ireland 2028

There are 10 public holidays in 2028. 9 of them fall on a working day.

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All 10 public holidays in Ireland 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day
7 Feb 2028	Monday	Saint Brigid's Day
17 Mar 2028	Friday	Saint Patrick's Day
17 Apr 2028	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2028	Monday	May Day
5 Jun 2028	Monday	June Bank Holiday
7 Aug 2028	Monday	August Bank Holiday
30 Oct 2028	Monday	October Bank Holiday
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2028	Tuesday	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 2028

8 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
Tue 8 Feb, Wed 9 Feb, Thu 10 Feb, Fri 11 Feb	5 Feb – 13 Feb 2028	4	9	2.3	Saint Brigid's Day
Mon 13 Mar, Tue 14 Mar, Wed 15 Mar, Thu 16 Mar	11 Mar – 19 Mar 2028	4	9	2.3	Saint Patrick's Day
Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr	15 Apr – 23 Apr 2028	4	9	2.3	Easter Monday
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May	29 Apr – 7 May 2028	4	9	2.3	May Day
Tue 6 Jun, Wed 7 Jun, Thu 8 Jun, Fri 9 Jun	3 Jun – 11 Jun 2028	4	9	2.3	June Bank Holiday
Tue 8 Aug, Wed 9 Aug, Thu 10 Aug, Fri 11 Aug	5 Aug – 13 Aug 2028	4	9	2.3	August Bank Holiday
Tue 31 Oct, Wed 1 Nov, Thu 2 Nov, Fri 3 Nov	28 Oct – 5 Nov 2028	4	9	2.3	October Bank Holiday
Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	3	10	3.3	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 2028?

10 public holidays. One of them falls on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, New Year's Day: take 3 days of leave (27 Dec, 28 Dec, 29 Dec) and you get 10 days off in a row, 23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029.

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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