Public holidays in Ireland 2024
Ireland has 10 public holidays in 2024. 9 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
10public holidays
9weekday days off
253working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Saint Brigid's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Saint Patrick's Day | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | May Day | |
| Monday | June Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | August Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | October Bank Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Saint Stephen's Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 9 | 253 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 February 2024Saint Brigid's Day
- 3 daysSat 30 March to Mon 1 April 2024Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 May 2024May Day
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 June 2024June Bank Holiday
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 August 2024August Bank Holiday
- 3 daysSat 26 to Mon 28 October 2024October Bank Holiday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day
Questions about 2024 in Ireland
- How many working days are there in Ireland in 2024?
- 253 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Ireland have in 2024?
- 10 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Saint Patrick's Day (17 March 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Ireland?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Ireland 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Ireland has 10 public holidays and 253 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/ireland/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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