Bank holidays in Ireland 2026 and 2027
All ten public holidays, the leave days that turn three days off into nine, and where’s actually warm when you go.
20262027Leave tips assume a Monday to Friday job.
New Year’s Day (Thu 1 Jan) · St Brigid’s Day (Mon 2 Feb) · St Patrick’s Day (Tue 17 Mar) · Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr) · May Bank Holiday (Mon 4 May) · June Bank Holiday (Mon 1 Jun) · August Bank Holiday (Mon 3 Aug)
Long weekend: Sat 24 to Mon 26 Oct · 3 days
Make it longer: take Fri 23 Oct or Tue 27 Oct off: 4 days for 1 leave day.
Stretch it: take Tue 27 to Fri 30 Oct off (4 leave days) for 9 days off (Sat 24 Oct to Sun 1 Nov).
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Long weekend: Fri 25 to Sun 27 Dec · 3 days
Make it longer: take Thu 24 Dec or Mon 28 Dec off: 4 days for 1 leave day.
Stretch it: take Mon 28 to Thu 31 Dec off (4 leave days) for 10 days off (Fri 25 Dec 2026 to Sun 3 Jan 2027).
A public holiday falls on a weekend, so there is no automatic Monday off. Your employer gives you a paid day off within a month, an extra day of annual leave, an extra day’s pay, or a paid day off the day before.
There are no flights from Irish airports on Christmas Day, so the dates below fly out on St Stephen’s Day.
Public holiday Leave day Weekend
| Date | Holiday | Stretch it | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | New Year’s Day | Part of the Christmas stretch above | 3 |
| Mon 1 Feb | St Brigid’s Day | Take Tue 2 to Fri 5 Feb off (4 leave days) | 9 for 4 |
| Wed 17 Mar | St Patrick’s Day | Take Mon 15 to Fri 19 Mar off (4 leave days) | 9 for 4 |
| Mon 29 Mar | Easter Monday | Take Tue 30 Mar to Fri 2 Apr off (4 leave days) | 9 for 4 |
| Mon 3 May | May Bank Holiday | Take Tue 4 to Fri 7 May off (4 leave days) | 9 for 4 |
| Mon 7 Jun | June Bank Holiday | Take Tue 8 to Fri 11 Jun off (4 leave days) | 9 for 4 |
| Mon 2 Aug | August Bank Holiday | Take Tue 3 to Fri 6 Aug off (4 leave days) | 9 for 4 |
| Mon 25 Oct | October Bank Holiday | Take Tue 26 to Fri 29 Oct off (4 leave days) | 9 for 4 |
| Sat 25 Dec & Sun 26 Dec | Christmas and St Stephen’s Day | Take Mon 27 to Fri 31 Dec off (5 leave days) | 9 for 5 |
Each holiday links to seven ideas for that weekend, with flights and hotels from your airport.
No. Banks and many workplaces close, but Good Friday is not a public holiday, so you have no legal right to the day off. Check with your employer.
There is no automatic Monday off in Ireland. Your employer gives you one of these instead: a paid day off within a month, an extra day of annual leave, an extra day’s pay, or a paid day off on the day before the holiday.
Ten a year, including St Brigid’s Day, added in 2023. St Brigid’s Day is the first Monday in February, or 1 February when that falls on a Friday.
New Year’s Day: 4 leave days give you 10 days off in a row.
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