Holiday Guide for Ireland in 2024

Ireland 2024
Ireland
2024

Ireland information

Population: 4.99m
Capital: Dublin
Calling Code: (353)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Irish

List of Public Holidays in Ireland in 2024

New Year's Day

 Long Weekend! 
New Year's Day

Ireland: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel

St. Brigid's Day

 Long Weekend! 
St. Brigid's Day

Ireland: St. Brigid is Ireland’s first native saint, the most celebrated Irish female saint, and was the Abbess of one of the first convents in Kildare.

St. Patrick's Day Holiday


St. Patrick's Day Holiday

Ireland: St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is a widely known historic figure. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery

Easter Monday

 Long Weekend! 
Easter Monday

Ireland: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus

May Bank Holiday

 Long Weekend! 
May Bank Holiday

Ireland: This holiday is nowadays most closely related to the International Worker's Day celebrated around the world on 1 May each year.

June Bank Holiday

 Long Weekend! 
June Bank Holiday

Ireland: Known in Gaelic as 'Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh', this holiday was first established by the Bank Holidays Act 1871 when Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom

August Bank Holiday

 Long Weekend! 
August Bank Holiday

Ireland: The August Bank Holiday in Republic of Ireland is observed on the first Monday in August

October Bank Holiday

 Long Weekend! 
October Bank Holiday

Ireland: The October Bank Holiday is a public holiday in Ireland on the last Monday in October

Christmas Day


Christmas Day

Ireland: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC

St. Stephen's Day


St. Stephen's Day

Ireland: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

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 or the nearest church holiday to the public holiday as a day off.