Ireland Public Holidays 2026
Ireland has 10 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with St. Stephen's Day on 26 December 2026. Two well placed days of leave buy 8 days away from work in 2026, because two holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| St. Brigid’s Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| St. Patrick’s Day | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Easter Monday | Monday | Public holiday | |
| May Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| First Monday in June | Monday | Public holiday | |
| First Monday in August | Monday | Public holiday | |
| October Bank Holiday | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Friday | Public holiday | |
| St. Stephen's Day | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Ireland entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with 1 correction applied to Ireland. See what we changed.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
December is the densest month for holidays, which tends to shape travel and shopping patterns. One of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so it is worth checking whether that day is made up during the week. The table below lists every Ireland public holiday for 2026 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. Only nationwide public holidays are included here, which keeps the Ireland calendar clean and comparable.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Ireland have in 2026?
Ireland has 10 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is St. Stephen's Day on 26 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Ireland?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Ireland in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Ireland is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for Ireland?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Ireland are listed separately on the Ireland holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Ireland holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Five of the 10 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (linked to easter and set weekday of the month), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Easter Monday on 6 April 2026, May Day on 4 May 2026 and First Monday in June on 1 June 2026, plus 2 more.
How far ahead is the Ireland calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. This table also applies 1 correction to the underlying open dataset, each checked against the legislation. The full list with sources is on the Ireland holiday hub.
Which Ireland holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Ireland holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Ireland with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Ireland
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Ireland public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Ireland 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.