Ireland Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Ireland 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 6th January | Tuesday | Epiphany | Observance |
| 1st February | Sunday | St. Brigid’s Day | Observance |
| 2nd February | Monday | St. Brigid’s Day | National Holiday |
| 15th March | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 17th March | Tuesday | St. Patrick's Day | National Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 2nd April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Observance |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday |
| 4th May | Monday | May Day | National Holiday |
| 14th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance |
| 24th May | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance |
| 1st June | Monday | June Bank Holiday | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 3rd August | Monday | August Bank Holiday | National Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 26th October | Monday | October Bank Holiday | National Holiday |
| 31st October | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1st November | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | National Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Ireland. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Ireland this year in 2026?
There are 10 holidays in Ireland in 2026
How to retrieve the Ireland holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IE&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Ireland holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'IE', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);