Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 2, 2023
School holidays :
Cork Marathon
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Sunday june 4, 2023
Sports events : Www.corkcitymarathon.ie/ 2023 edition confirmed
June Bank Holiday
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Monday june 5, 2023
Secular holiday :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
Independence Day
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Tuesday july 4, 2023
Culture : The pro-independence republican party, Sinn Féin, received overwhelming endorsement in the general election of 1918, and in 1919 proclaimed an Irish Republic, setting up its own parliament (Dáil Éireann) and government. British authorities attempted to extinguish this challenge, sparking a guerilla war from 1919 to July 1921 which ended in a truce. [Wikipedia]
Lughnasadh
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Tuesday august 1, 2023
Culture : Lughnasadh or Lughnasa is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In Modern Irish it is called Lúnasa, in Scottish Gaelic: Lùnastal, and in Manx: Luanistyn
August Bank Holiday
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Monday august 7, 2023
Secular holiday :
Rose of Tralee International Festival
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Tuesday august 22, 2023
Culture : Http://roseoftralee.ie lasts 5 days - in Tralee 2023 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (end)
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Saturday september 2, 2023
School holidays : One week later for preschool
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday october 27, 2023
School holidays :
Dublin Marathon
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Sunday october 29, 2023
Sports events : Http://sseairtricitydublinmarathon.ie/ 2023 edition confirmed
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday october 29, 2023
Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times
Halloween
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Monday october 30, 2023
Secular holiday :
All Saints' Day
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Wednesday november 1, 2023
cards/flowers :
Guy Fawkes Night
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Sunday november 5, 2023
Culture : Also known as Bonfire Night, Cracker Night, Fireworks Night, Bommy Night: celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5th of November, 1605 in which a number of Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, were alleged to be attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday november 6, 2023
School holidays :
St Andrew's Day
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Thursday november 30, 2023
Culture :
Hanukkah
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Friday december 1, 2023
cards/flowers : Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BC)
Saint Nicholas
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Wednesday december 6, 2023
cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 22, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Monday december 25, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
St Stephen's Day
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Tuesday december 26, 2023
Secular holiday : Lá an Dreoilín or Wren Day is a very old tradition and was once practised throughout most of Ireland up to the middle of the last century, with the exception of northern Ulster.
Banks are closed
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Wednesday december 27, 2023
Banks only :
New Year's Eve
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Sunday december 31, 2023
Culture : Szilveszter