2008 Public Holidays in Republic of Ireland

National Holidays in Ireland Public Holidays in Republic of Ireland in 2008

2008 Date Holiday Comments
January 1 New Year's Day  
March 17 St Patrick's Day technically on March 15 in 2008
March 24 Easter Monday moveable
May 5 Labour Day first Monday in May
June 2 June Holiday first Monday in June
August 4 August Holiday first Monday in August
October 27 October Holiday (Halloween) last Monday in October
December 25 Christmas Day  
December 26 St Stephen's Day  

Other Years

Notes

Where a fixed date public holiday falls on a weekend, there is no legal entitlement to for the next working day to be a holiday. If this happens a worker is entitled to either:

  • A paid day off in the same month as the public holiday
  • An extra day of annual leave
  • An extra day's pay
  • The nearest church holiday to the public holiday as a day off.

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