Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland 

Public holidays are observed in the Republic of Ireland on:

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Date English Name Irish Name Remarks
January 11 New Year's Day Lá Caille or Lá Bliana Nua Most also take time off work for New Year's Eve (Oíche Chinn Bliana).
March 171 St. Patrick's Day Lá Fhéile Pádraig National day.
Moveable Monday Easter Monday Luan Cásca The day after Easter Sunday (Domhnach Cásca) - also a celebration of the Easter Rising.
Many workplaces (both public and private) and all schools close as well for Good Friday (Aoine an Chéasta).
Moveable Monday Labour Day Lá an Lucht Oibre The first Monday in May. Sometimes called "May Day" (Lá Bealtaine).
Moveable Monday June Holiday Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh The first Monday in June.
Moveable Monday August Holiday Lá Saoire i mí Lúnasa The first Monday in August.
Moveable Monday October Holiday Lá Saoire i mí Dheireadh Fómhair The last Monday in October. Sometimes called the "Halloween Holiday" (Lá Saoire Oíche Shamhna).
December 251 Christmas Day Lá Nollag Most start Christmas celebrations on Christmas Eve (Oíche Nollag), including taking time off work.
December 261 St. Stephen's Day Lá Fhéile Stiofáin or Lá an Dreoilín The day after Christmas, similar to Tweede Kerstdag in the Netherlands.

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Footnote

  1. ^ a b c d Note that where a public holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, or possibly coincides with another public holiday, it is generally observed (as a day off work) on the next available weekday, even though the public holiday itself does not move. In such cases, an employee is entitled to at least one of the following (as chosen by the employer): a day off within a month, an additional day's paid annual leave or an additional day's pay. The usual practice is, however, to award a day off on the next available weekday.

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