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Irish HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Ireland |
| sitesworld.comDate | English Name | Irish Name | Notes |
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| 1 January | New Year's Day | Lá Caille or Lá Bliana Nua | Most also take time off work for New Year's Eve ( Oíche Chinn Bliana ). |
| 17 March | Saint Patrick's Day | Lá Fhéile Pádraig | National day. First became an official public holiday in Ireland in 1903. |
| Moveable Monday | Easter Monday | Luan Cásca | The day after Easter Sunday ( Domhnach Cásca ) – also coincides with the commemoration of the Easter Rising. Good Friday ( Aoine an Chéasta ) is not a public holiday, though all state schools and some businesses close. |
| Moveable Monday | May Day | Lá Bealtaine | The first Monday in May. First observed in 1994. |
| Moveable Monday | June Holiday | Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh | The first Monday in June. Previously observed as Whit Monday until 1973. |
| 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. ( Lá Saoire Oíche Shamhna ). First observed in 1977. |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Lá Nollag | Most start Christmas celebrations on Christmas Eve ( Oíche Nollag ), including taking time off work. |
| 26 December | St. Stephen's Day | Lá Fhéile Stiofáin or Lá an Dreoilín | The day after Christmas celebrating the feast day of Saint Stephen. Lá an Dreoilín translates as the Day of the Wren .sitesworld.com |
- sitesworld.comNew Year's Day
- Saint Patrick's Day
- Easter Monday
- May Day
- June Holiday
- August Holiday
- October Holiday
- Christmas Day
- St. Stephen's Day