Bank Holidays in Ireland 2023 - Money Guide Ireland

A Bank Holiday is a day on which the banks are closed. BUT – not all bank holidays are Public Holidays.

There were nine public holidays in Ireland in 2022 – but from 2023 onwards there are 10 public holidays a year , as a new permanent February public holiday was introduced for St Brigid’s Day .

This new public / bank holiday will be on the first Monday in February, or the 1st of February if that date falls on a Friday . In 2023 it was Monday 6th Feb.

When is The Next Bank Holiday in Ireland?

The next bank holiday in Ireland which is also a public holiday will be Monday – June 5th 2023.

Bank Holidays Ireland 2023

Unless stated otherwise – all the dates below are both Public and Bank Holidays in Ireland

Bank Holiday Dates 2023	Notes

Sunday 1st January 2023
Monday, January 2nd 2023	(Not a Public Holiday)
Monday 6th Feb 2023	(St Brigid’s Day)
Friday 17th March 2023	St Patrick’s Day
Monday, April 10th 2023	Easter Monday
Monday 1st May 2023 –	May Day
Monday, June 5th 2023
Monday August 7th 2023
Monday October 30th 2023
Monday December 25th 2023
Tuesday December 26th 2023

Public Holidays – Workers rights:

Some people assume that the following Monday is treated as a public holiday when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday. But this is not the case.

If a public holiday falls on a weekend, workers do not have any automatic legal entitlement to have the next working day off work. When this happens – some employers might treat the following Monday as a public holiday but your employer can require you to attend work on that day.

If a public holiday falls on a day that is not a normal working day for a business (for example, on Saturday or Sunday), employees are still entitled to the benefit for that public holiday.
When this happens you are entitled to one of the following