Bank holidays 2026 in Ireland

There are 10 bank holidays in Ireland in 2026, 9 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Bank holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Mon, Feb 2 St. Brigid’s Day
Tue, Mar 17 St. Patrick’s Day
Fri, Apr 3 Good Friday Banks closed
Mon, Apr 6 Easter Monday
Mon, May 4 First Monday in May
Mon, Jun 1 First Monday in June
Mon, Aug 3 First Monday in August
Mon, Oct 26 Last Monday in October
Fri, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sat, Dec 26 St. Stephen’s Day
Mon, Dec 28 St. Stephen’s Day (substitute day) Banks closed
Other days in 2026
  • Sun, Mar 15 Mother's Day
  • Sun, Apr 5 Easter Sunday
  • Sun, Jun 21 Father's Day

Bank holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Mon, Feb 1 St. Brigid’s Day
Wed, Mar 17 St. Patrick’s Day
Fri, Mar 26 Good Friday Banks closed
Mon, Mar 29 Easter Monday
Mon, May 3 First Monday in May
Mon, Jun 7 First Monday in June
Mon, Aug 2 First Monday in August
Mon, Oct 25 Last Monday in October
Sat, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sun, Dec 26 St. Stephen’s Day
Mon, Dec 27 St. Stephen’s Day (substitute day) Banks closed
Other days in 2027
  • Sun, Mar 7 Mother's Day
  • Sun, Mar 28 Easter Sunday
  • Sun, Jun 20 Father's Day

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Sat, Jan 31 – Mon, Feb 2: 3 days off · St. Brigid’s Day
  • Sat, Apr 4 – Mon, Apr 6: 3 days off · Easter Monday
  • Sat, May 2 – Mon, May 4: 3 days off · First Monday in May
  • Sat, May 30 – Mon, Jun 1: 3 days off · First Monday in June
  • Sat, Aug 1 – Mon, Aug 3: 3 days off · First Monday in August
  • Sat, Oct 24 – Mon, Oct 26: 3 days off · Last Monday in October
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27: 3 days off · Christmas Day, St. Stephen’s Day

Bridge days in 2026

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's Day
  • Take Mon, Mar 16 off: 4 days off, Sat, Mar 14 – Tue, Mar 17 · St. Patrick’s Day

Long weekends in 2027

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3: 3 days off · New Year's Day
  • Sat, Jan 30 – Mon, Feb 1: 3 days off · St. Brigid’s Day
  • Sat, Mar 27 – Mon, Mar 29: 3 days off · Easter Monday
  • Sat, May 1 – Mon, May 3: 3 days off · First Monday in May
  • Sat, Jun 5 – Mon, Jun 7: 3 days off · First Monday in June
  • Sat, Jul 31 – Mon, Aug 2: 3 days off · First Monday in August
  • Sat, Oct 23 – Mon, Oct 25: 3 days off · Last Monday in October

Bridge days in 2027

This year no single day of leave joins two stretches of days off.

The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.

Days marked “banks closed” close banks and many offices and shops, but aren’t days off by law.

Questions and answers

How many bank holidays are there in Ireland in 2026?

10: New Year's Day, St. Brigid’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter Monday, First Monday in May, First Monday in June, First Monday in August, Last Monday in October, Christmas Day, St. Stephen’s Day.

What is a bridge day?

A workday between a holiday and a weekend. One day of leave taken there gives you four or more days off in a row; the list above shows each one.

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