Ireland public holidays 2026

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.

Sources

• Citizens Information — Public holidays — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
• vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

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.