There are 9 bank holidays in Ireland each year
Bank Holidays in Ireland is a special day or it marks a special event. For example, a world known St Patrick’s Day that takes place on 17th of March or Christmas Day which is celebrated on 25th December each year.
Bank Holidays are often so called Public Holidays.
Public holiday in Ireland is usually called a bank holiday. Most of the times both businesses and schools are closed on bank holidays. Other services work also on a different schedule. For example, public transport still operate but often with restricted schedules.
Ireland has 9 BANK HOLIDAYS :
- New Year’s Day (1 January)
- St. Patrick’s Day (17 March)
- Easter Monday
- First Monday in May
- First Monday in June
- First Monday in August
- Last Monday in October
- Christmas Day (25 December)
- St. Stephen’s Day (26 December)
Good Friday is not a bank holiday. While some schools and businesses close on that day, it doesn’t men you have an automatic day off work on that day.
How is the date of Easter Monday determined each year?
Easter Monday is the only bank holiday that can vary very much from year to year. The date of Easter moves every year within the international calendar for civil use. Broadly speaking, Easter should be the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after 21 March. This means that the earliest possible date for Easter Sunday in any year is 22 March, the latest is 25 April.
Easter Monday will fall on: 2 April 2018, 22 April 2019, 13 April 2020.
Bank holiday dates in Ireland 2018:
Date Day Holiday
January Monday New Year’s Day
17 March Saturday St. Patrick’s Day
2 April Monday Easter Monday
7 May Monday May Day
4 June Monday June Bank Holiday
6 August Monday August Bank Holiday
29 October Monday October Bank Holiday
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day
26 December Wednesday St.Stephen’s Day
Bank holiday dates in Ireland 2019:
Date Day Holiday
1 January Monday New Year’s Day
17 March Saturday St. Patrick’s Day
22 April Monday Easter Monday
6 May Monday May Day
3 June Monday June Bank Holiday
5 August Monday August Bank Holiday
28 October Monday October Bank Holiday
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day
26 December Wednesday St.Stephen’s Day
Bank holiday dates in Ireland 2020:
Date Day Holiday
1 January Monday New Year’s Day
17 March Saturday St.Patrick’s Day
13 April Monday Easter Monday
1 May Monday May Day
1 June Monday June Bank Holiday
3 August Monday August Bank Holiday
26 October Monday October Bank Holiday
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day
26 December Wednesday St.Stephen’s Day
Other very important dates in Ireland 2018
- Mar 11 Sunday Mother’s day Observance
- Mar 19 Monday St.Patrick’s Day observed Observance
- Mar 20 Tuesday March equinox Season
- Mar 30 Friday Good Friday Observance
- Apr 1 Sunday Easter Observance
- Jun 21 Thursday June Solstice Season
- Sep 23 Sunday September equinox Season
- Dec 21 Friday December Solstice Season
- Dec 24 Monday Christmas Eve Observance
- Dec 31 Monday New Year’s Eve Observance
What’s the average of Bank Holidays per year in Europe?
On average The European countries have 11 public/ bank holidays. So Ireland is short of two days.
Did you know, that Ireland might have 2 extra bank holidays shortly?
The Green Party and Sinn Fein are proposing 2 extra Bank Holidays in Ireland:
1. Lá Fhéile Bride, or St Brigid’s Day, a brand new public holiday which would fall on February 1st.
2. April 24th to honour the people who fought for Irish independence during the 1916 rising.
The Green Party are proposing that we make Lá Fhéile Bride, or St Brigid’s Day, a brand new public holiday which would fall on February 1st.
Ireland has the third lowest public holidays in Europe, and fourth lowest public holidays in the world
In the EU only Hungary, Netherlands and the UK (8) have fewer public holidays than Ireland (9) and globally, only Mexico has fewer public holidays (7).
The Sinn Féin introduces another public holiday at a time of year when we have two bank holidays, while the longest period without a bank holiday remains from St Stephen’s Day , December 26 – St Patrick’s Day, March 17.
What do you think about two extra Bank Holidays in Ireland? That would be great, right?
Who has the highest number of Public Holidays in the world?
See the graphic Public Holidays around the world to learn more.
Employees in India can enjoy from the greatest number of public holidays in the world. They have 21 Bank Holidays each year, whilst Mexicans have got only 7, making them a country with a least Public Holidays globally.
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happy holidays 😉
