Holiday Guide for Ireland in 2021

Ireland information

List of Public Holidays in Ireland in 2021

	Friday January 1st  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
	Wednesday March 17th St. Patrick's Day 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
	Monday April 5th  Long Weekend!  Easter Monday Ireland: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Monday May 3rd  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.
	Monday June 7th  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
	Monday August 2nd  Long Weekend!  August Bank Holiday Ireland: The August Bank Holiday in Republic of Ireland is observed on the first Monday in August
	Monday October 25th  Long Weekend!  October Bank Holiday Ireland: The October Bank Holiday is a public holiday in Ireland on the last Monday in October
	Saturday December 25th Christmas Day Ireland: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Sunday December 26th 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.