There are currently ten bank holidays a year. There could be an extra day off or additional pay for thousands of Irish workers next year due to a rare weekend bank holiday rule. With exact dates of bank holidays being flexible (but generally Mondays), others such as New Year’s Day and St Patrick’s Day can […]
3 months ago
Monday has some unsettling spells in store Bad news for anyone planning to bask in the sun over the Bank Holiday weekend, as Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory due to Storm Floris set to hit Ireland. According to the national forecaster: “Storm Floris will bring wet and unseasonably windy weather during Sunday night […]
4 months ago
You could get up to 70 days off work. Have you started planning your time off for 2025? By strategically using your annual leave around Ireland’s bank holidays, you could enjoy up to 70 days off work. Of course, this depends on your individual personal leave entitlement, but with some clever planning, here’s how to […]
1 year ago
It’s set to be the busiest weekend of the year so far. Passengers travelling through Dublin Airport this bank holiday weekend have been issued a warning about the large numbers planning to travel. According to the Dublin Airport Authority (daa), the airport is set to welcome around 472,000 passengers for the August bank holiday weekend. […]
1 year ago
Dust off the BBQ. Good news is very much on the horizon as it is set to be a scorcher over the bank holiday weekend. Ireland has had a fairly miserable end to the month of May, with thunderstorms and washouts aplenty, but an area of high pressure is approaching at just the right time. […]
1 year ago
Just one more bank holiday… or two? A recent survey has shown that the people of Ireland want another bank holiday added to the calendar. It’s not long since this current Bank Holiday Monday graced the month of February in honour of St. Brigid, but now it seems we want more. A recent survey conducted […]
2 years ago