There are 10 Bank Holidays in Ireland in 2025.
Which gives you plenty of time to play with if you’re planning a trip at home or abroad.
Below, you’ll find a list of the different public holidays in Ireland along with some key changes taking place this year.
Some quick need-to-knows about Bank Holidays in Ireland in 2025
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The points below will get you up-to-speed on the public holidays in Ireland in 2025, quickly. You’ll find a list with the dates then right after:
1. There’s 10
In the past there were 9 annual bank holidays in Ireland, but from 2022 onwards there were 10. From 2025, a new annual public holiday will take place, marking St Brigid’s Day. It will be the first Monday in February, except when St Brigid’s Day falls on a Friday. In that case, the bank holiday will be on that Friday.
2. They tend to mark a notable day/event
Public holidays in Ireland commemorate a special event or day such as Christmas Day or St Patrick’s Day. Most public businesses (such as banks, government offices and schools) are closed. If a bank holiday falls on a weekend, the bank holiday is on the following Monday.
3. The confusion around Good Friday
Good Friday is NOT a public holiday, although many schools and businesses close on that day. However, the following Monday (Easter Monday) is a bank holiday. There is no automatic entitlement to take time off that day, but many workers take it as part of their annual leave to make it an extra long weekend break over Easter.
A list of the public holidays in Ireland in 2025
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Now that we have the need-to-knows out of the way, here is a full list of the public holidays in Ireland in 2025:
- Wednesday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
- Monday, February 3 – St Brigid’s Day (first Monday in February)
- Monday, March 17 – Saint Patrick’s Day
- Monday, April 21 – Easter Monday (falls on April 21 in 2025)
- Monday, May 5 – May Day (first Monday in May)
- Monday, June 2 – June Bank Holiday (first Monday in June)
- Monday, August 4 – August Bank Holiday (first Monday in August)
- Monday, October 27 – October Bank Holiday (last Monday in October)
- Thursday, December 25 – Christmas Day
- Friday, December 26 – St Stephen’s Day
Keith O’Hara has lived in Ireland for 35 years and has spent most of the last 10 creating what is now The Irish Road Trip guide. Over the years, the website has published thousands of meticulously researched Ireland travel guides, welcoming 30 million+ visitors along the way. In 2022, the Irish Road Trip team published the world’s largest collection of Irish Road Trip itineraries. Keith lives in Dublin with his dog Toby and finds writing in the 3rd person minus craic altogether.