Home › Ireland › 2026 IE Ireland public holidays 2026: 11 holidays, 2 long weekends In 2026, Ireland has 11 public holidays: 9 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 2 long weekends. Easter Sunday falls on April 5, 2026, and April is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 11 Public holidays 9 On weekdays 252 Working days in year 9 Longest break (days) April Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — February 2, 2026 Monday St. Brigid’s Day — March 17, 2026 Tuesday St. Patrick’s Day — April 5, 2026 Sunday Easter Sunday — April 6, 2026 Monday Easter Monday — May 4, 2026 Monday May Day — June 1, 2026 Monday First Monday in June — August 3, 2026 Monday First Monday in August — October 26, 2026 Monday October Bank Holiday — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day — December 26, 2026 Saturday St. Stephen's Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Easter Sunday April 5, 2026 Sunday St. Stephen's Day December 26, 2026 Saturday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 1 New Year's Day January 31, 2026 – February 2, 2026 3 No leave needed St. Brigid’s Day January 31, 2026 – February 8, 2026 9 4 St. Brigid’s Day March 14, 2026 – March 17, 2026 4 1 St. Patrick’s Day April 4, 2026 – April 6, 2026 3 No leave needed Easter Sunday, Easter Monday April 4, 2026 – April 12, 2026 9 4 Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Easter Sunday April 5, 2026 15 earlier Easter Monday April 6, 2026 15 earlier
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