Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday october 27, 2023
School holidays :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday october 29, 2023
Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times
Dublin Marathon
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Sunday october 29, 2023
Sports events : Http://sseairtricitydublinmarathon.ie/ 2023 edition confirmed
Halloween
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Monday october 30, 2023
Secular holiday :
St Andrew's Day
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Thursday november 30, 2023
Culture :
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
New Year's Day
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Monday january 1, 2024
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
Epiphany
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Saturday january 6, 2024
cards/flowers :
Christmas holiday (end)
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Monday january 8, 2024
School holidays : Www.schooldays.ie
calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
Number of teaching days: 166 days at post-primary or 182 days at primary level
all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 503
English is the primary medium of instruction at all levels in most schools, but Gaelscoileanna i.e. Irish-language schools, have become increasingly popular (Irish is the primary medium of instruction at all levels and English is taught as a second language starting in the second or third year of secondary school)
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Usually no school on Saturday
Uniform required
Trinity College Dublin ranking: Times Higher Education #131/QS ranking #88/Shanghai (2023) #151-200<
We carry confirmed dates till June 2026 (summer vacations dates vary according to the counties)
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
While the majority of second level schools start their summer holidays at the end of May or early June. Secondary school holidays can depend on when end of year exams are held.
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Showcase Ireland
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Sunday january 21, 2024
Tradeshows : Http://showcaseireland.com/ lasts 4 days - in Dublin 2024 edition confirmed
St Brigid's Day
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Monday february 5, 2024
Secular holiday : Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland (Irish: Naomh Bríd; Latin: Brigida; c. 451 – 525) is one of Ireland's patron saints, along with Patrick and Columba. Irish hagiography makes her an early Irish Christian nun, abbess, and foundress of several monasteries of nuns, including that of Kildare in Ireland, which was famous and was revered. Her feast day is 1 February, which was originally a pagan festival called Imbolc, marking the beginning of spring. Her feast day is shared by Dar Lugdach, who tradition says was her student, close companion, and the woman who succeeded her. [Wikipedia]
St Brigid's Day
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Tuesday february 6, 2024
School holidays :
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday february 9, 2024
School holidays : One week later for primary schools
Valentine's Day
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Wednesday february 14, 2024
cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
Dublin International Film Festival
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Thursday february 15, 2024
Culture : Https://www.diff.ie/ lasts a week - in Dublin 2024 edition NOT confirmed
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday february 19, 2024
School holidays : One week later for primary schools
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant (Saint David's Day)
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Friday march 1, 2024
Culture : Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant, c. 500 c. 589) was a Welsh bishop of Mynyw (now St Davids) during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. He is traditionally believed to be the son of Saint Non and the grandson of Ceredig ap Cunedda, king of Ceredigion. He was made a saint during the Welsch resistance to the Normans.
Mothers' Day
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Sunday march 17, 2024
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation.
St Patrick's Day
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Sunday march 17, 2024
Secular holiday : He was born in Britain and was captured by Celts and taken to Ireland as a slave. When fifteen, he escaped and made his way back to Britain. Later he became trained as a monk, and returned to Ireland. Mainly thanks to Patrick's influence, Ireland had an age of literacy while the rest of Europe plummeted into the Dark Ages. (shagtown.com) Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Banks are closed
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Monday march 18, 2024
Banks only :
Spring holiday (beginning)
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Friday march 22, 2024
School holidays :
Good Friday
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Friday march 29, 2024
Banks only :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Special Events : At 1:00 am local times