The next bank holiday in Ireland
Public holidays still ahead: 2026, 2027 and 2028
The list hides past holidays once your browser checks today's date in Dublin. Until then, it shows the holidays that were still ahead when this page was last updated.
2027
- : New Year's Day (from the rule)
- : St Brigid's Day (February bank holiday) (from the rule)
- : St Patrick's Day (from the rule)
- : Easter Monday (from the rule)
- : May bank holiday (from the rule)
- : June bank holiday (from the rule)
- : August bank holiday (from the rule)
- : October bank holiday (from the rule)
- : Christmas Day (from the rule)
- : St Stephen's Day (from the rule)
2028
- : New Year's Day (from the rule)
- : St Brigid's Day (February bank holiday) (from the rule)
- : St Patrick's Day (from the rule)
- : Easter Monday (from the rule)
- : May bank holiday (from the rule)
- : June bank holiday (from the rule)
- : August bank holiday (from the rule)
- : October bank holiday (from the rule)
- : Christmas Day (from the rule)
- : St Stephen's Day (from the rule)
The countdown above shows the next bank holiday, using Dublin time in your browser. The list shows every public holiday still to come in the years covered here, hiding dates that have passed. Entries distinguish dates published by the Workplace Relations Commission from those calculated using the Act and the regulations. Good Friday is not included because it is not a public holiday.
Common questions
When is the next bank holiday in Ireland?
The next bank holiday in Ireland is Christmas Day, on Friday 25 December 2026. The bank holiday after that is St Stephen's Day, on Saturday 26 December 2026.
Does Good Friday count as a bank holiday?
No, Good Friday is not one of Ireland's ten public holidays. The Act does not list it as a public holiday, and the Workplace Relations Commission describes it as a normal working day.
How many bank holidays are left this year?
There are two bank holidays still to come in 2026: Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St Stephen's Day on Saturday 26 December 2026. The full year has ten public holidays.
Official documents
- Workplace Relations Commission: Public Holidays (first read on 26 October 2026; checked again on 2 November 2026, unchanged)
- Irish Statute Book: Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, Second Schedule (as enacted) (first read on 26 October 2026; checked again on 2 November 2026, unchanged)
- Irish Statute Book: S.I. No. 50/2022 Organisation of Working Time (Covid-19 Commemoration) Regulations 2022 (HTML) (first read on 26 October 2026; checked again on 2 November 2026, unchanged)
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