Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Ireland 2026

Ireland has 10 days of national public holidays in 2026, 9 on working days.

Next: October Bank Holiday, Monday, 26 October 2026in 8 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Ireland in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanThu	New Year's Day	290 days ago
2 FebMon	Saint Brigid's Day	258 days ago
17 MarTue	Saint Patrick's Day	215 days ago
6 AprMon	Easter Monday	195 days ago
4 MayMon	May Day	167 days ago
1 JunMon	June Bank Holiday	139 days ago
3 AugMon	August Bank Holiday	76 days ago
26 OctMon	October Bank Holiday	in 8 days
25 DecFri	Christmas Day	in 68 days
26 DecSatWeekend	Saint Stephen's Day	in 69 days

At a glance

Ireland in 2026

01Public holidays

10 days

9 on working days, 1 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

7 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

October Bank Holiday

Monday, 26 October 2026 · in 8 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Sat 31 Jan – Mon 2 Feb
3 days offSaint Brigid's Day
Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr
3 days offEaster Monday
Sat 2 May – Mon 4 May
3 days offMay Day
Sat 30 May – Mon 1 Jun
3 days offJune Bank Holiday
Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug
3 days offAugust Bank Holiday
Sat 24 Oct – Mon 26 Oct
3 days offOctober Bank Holiday
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec
3 days offChristmas Day · Saint Stephen's Day

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 1 other day

Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Ireland in 2026
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
3 AprFri	Good Friday	Optional	Nationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Dublin.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Ireland have in 2026?

Ireland has 10 days of national public holidays in 2026, 9 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Ireland?

October Bank Holiday, on Monday, 26 October 2026.

How many long weekends does Ireland have in 2026?

7: Sat 31 Jan – Mon 2 Feb (Saint Brigid's Day); Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Easter Monday); Sat 2 May – Mon 4 May (May Day); Sat 30 May – Mon 1 Jun (June Bank Holiday); Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug (August Bank Holiday); Sat 24 Oct – Mon 26 Oct (October Bank Holiday); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day).

Which public holidays in Ireland fall on a weekend in 2026?

Saint Stephen's Day, Saturday, 26 December 2026.