Ireland public holidays 2026

Ireland 2026

The calendar above is already set to Ireland holidays for 2026, ready to download as a PDF. Below is the full list, the weekday each holiday falls on, and the long weekends they create.

How holidays work in Ireland

All 11 public holidays

DateDayHoliday
January 1ThursdayNew Year's Day
February 2MondaySaint Brigid's Day
March 17TuesdaySaint Patrick's Day
April 3FridayGood Friday
April 6MondayEaster Monday
May 4MondayMay Day
June 1MondayJune Holiday
August 3MondayAugust Holiday
October 26MondayOctober Holiday
December 25FridayChristmas Day
December 26SaturdaySt. Stephen's Day

These are the dates as officially observed. Where a country moves a day off because the holiday itself falls at a weekend, the moved date is the one shown, which is why a date here can differ from the traditional one.

Long weekends in 2026

Stretches of three or more days off in a row, counting weekends and nationwide public holidays together. Holidays that apply only to some regions are left out, since they would not give most people the day off.

DatesDaysBecause of
January 31 – February 23Saint Brigid's Day
April 3 – April 64Good Friday, Easter Monday
May 2 – May 43May Day
May 30 – June 13June Holiday
August 1 – August 33August Holiday
October 24 – October 263October Holiday
December 25 – December 273Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day

Holidays that fall at a weekend

One holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday in 2026, and Ireland does not shift it to a weekday:

Print it

The generator at the top of this page marks every holiday listed here. The calendar language is a separate setting, so you can print Ireland holidays with month names in any of 58 languages — or switch the holidays off and keep a plain calendar.

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