10 holiday dates in 2026; 9 of these 10 days fall on a weekday. Public holidays under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Ireland public holidays 2026
Date
Holiday
Thursday 1 January
New Year's Day
Monday 2 February
Saint Brigid's Day
Tuesday 17 March
Saint Patrick's Day
Monday 6 April
Easter Monday
Monday 4 May
May Day
Monday 1 June
June Bank Holiday
Monday 3 August
August Bank Holiday
Monday 26 October
October Bank Holiday
Friday 25 December
Christmas Day
Saturday 26 December
Saint Stephen's Day
The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is Saint Stephen's Day on Saturday 26 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Ireland holidays page. Other years: 2027.
Long weekends in 2026
3 days: Saturday 31 January – Monday 2 February (Saint Brigid's Day)
3 days: Saturday 4 April – Monday 6 April (Easter Monday)
3 days: Saturday 2 May – Monday 4 May (May Day)
3 days: Saturday 30 May – Monday 1 June (June Bank Holiday)
3 days: Saturday 1 August – Monday 3 August (August Bank Holiday)
3 days: Saturday 24 October – Monday 26 October (October Bank Holiday)
3 days: Friday 25 December – Sunday 27 December (Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day)
Bridge days
Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:
Take Friday 2 January off → 4 days, Thursday 1 January – Sunday 4 January (New Year's Day)
Take Monday 16 March off → 4 days, Saturday 14 March – Tuesday 17 March (Saint Patrick's Day)
Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
January 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
1
1
2
3
4
2
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
3
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
4
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
5
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
5
1
6
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
8
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
9
23
24
25
26
27
28
March 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
9
1
10
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
12
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
13
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
14
30
31
April 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
14
1
2
3
4
5
15
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
16
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
17
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
18
27
28
29
30
May 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
18
1
2
3
19
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
21
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
22
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
June 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
24
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
25
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
27
29
30
July 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
27
1
2
3
4
5
28
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
29
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
30
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
31
27
28
29
30
31
August 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
31
1
2
32
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
33
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
34
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
35
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
36
31
September 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
36
1
2
3
4
5
6
37
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
38
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
39
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
40
28
29
30
October 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
40
1
2
3
4
41
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
42
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
43
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
44
26
27
28
29
30
31
November 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
44
1
45
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
46
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
47
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
48
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
49
30
December 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
50
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
51
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
52
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
53
28
29
30
31
For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: Citizens Information — Public holidays. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.