Ireland public holidays 2028

Ireland 2028

The calendar above is already set to Ireland holidays for 2028, 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 1SaturdayNew Year's Day
February 7MondaySaint Brigid's Day
March 17FridaySaint Patrick's Day
April 14FridayGood Friday
April 17MondayEaster Monday
May 1MondayMay Day
June 5MondayJune Holiday
August 7MondayAugust Holiday
October 30MondayOctober Holiday
December 25MondayChristmas Day
December 26TuesdaySt. 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 2028

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
February 5 – February 73Saint Brigid's Day
March 17 – March 193Saint Patrick's Day
April 14 – April 174Good Friday, Easter Monday
April 29 – May 13May Day
June 3 – June 53June Holiday
August 5 – August 73August Holiday
October 28 – October 303October Holiday
December 23 – December 264Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day

Holidays that fall at a weekend

One holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday in 2028, 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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