There can be some confusion about entitlement to holiday pay or extra pay for workers on bank holidays or public holidays such as Christmas Day , New Years Day, Good Friday or St Patrick’s Day. Christmas Day, St Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day are public holidays in Ireland . Good Friday, Christmas Eve and […]
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There are 9 public holidays in Ireland each year. Some people refer to them as Bank Holidays – but not all Bank Holidays (when banks are closed) are also Public Holidays. The next Bank Holiday in Ireland will be Tuesday 17th March 2020 . A Bank Holiday is a day on which the banks will […]
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Bank Opening Times Christmas 2019 People make fewer visits to banks these days – because of online banking, banking apps and ATMs there is less need to go into a bank. There are also less bank branches open than there were a few years ago. But – for those of you who might need to […]
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The Department of Social Protection offices will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday, 5th August 2019 , as are all the Post Offices and banks. If you are due to sign for a Jobseeker’s payment at your Intreo or social welfare office on Monday 5th August – you do not have to sign on that […]
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Wednesday May 1st 2019 was a Bank Holiday in Europe but not in Ireland . This affects SEPA bank payments – so all welfare payments due to be paid into banks / credit unions on May 1st will receive payment on Tuesday 30th April. On Thursday May 2nd – welfare and pension Payments will not […]
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