Ireland Calendar 2026

Ireland 2026 calendar overview

Legend

• Public holidays
• Working day
• Weekend

Public holidays

• 1 January 2026: New Year's Day
• 2 February 2026: Saint Brigid's Day
• 17 March 2026: Saint Patrick's Day
• 6 April 2026: Easter Monday
• 4 May 2026: May Bank Holiday
• 1 June 2026: June Bank Holiday
• 3 August 2026: August Bank Holiday
• 26 October 2026: October Bank Holiday
• 25 December 2026: Christmas Day
• 26 December 2026: Saint Stephen's Day

Official sources

• Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (Revised), Second Schedule — Law Reform Commission, Revised Acts.
• S.I. No. 50/2022 — Organisation of Working Time (Covid-19 Commemoration) Regulations 2022, regulations 4 and 5.
• Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, section 21 — Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General).
• Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 — Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act (eISB chronological tables).
• Workplace Relations Commission — Public Holidays.
• Citizens Information — Public holidays in Ireland.
• Finance Act 2014, section 54 — substituting section 21 (hours of business in registered premises) of the Betting Act 1931.
• Gambling Regulation Act 2024 — Commencement, Amendments (eISB chronological tables).
• Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018, section 2 — removing Good Friday from the Licensing Acts.
• Shops (Hours of Trading) Act 1938 — Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General).