New Year's Day
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Sunday January 1, 2023
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
Banks are closed
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Monday January 2, 2023
Banks only :
Christmas holiday (end)
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Thursday January 5, 2023
School holidays : Www.schooldays.ie
calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
Number of teaching days: 166 days at post-primary or 183 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 #151-200
We carry confirmed dates till Oct 2023 (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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Epiphany
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Friday January 6, 2023
cards/flowers :
Showcase Ireland
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Sunday January 22, 2023
Tradeshows : Http://showcaseireland.com/ lasts 4 days - in Dublin 2023 edition confirmed
St Brigid's Day
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Monday February 6, 2023
School holidays :
St Brigid's Day
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Monday February 6, 2023
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]
Valentine's Day
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Tuesday February 14, 2023
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
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday February 15, 2023
School holidays : One week later for primary schools
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday February 20, 2023
School holidays : One week later for primary schools
Dublin International Film Festival
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Thursday February 23, 2023
Culture : Https://www.diff.ie/ lasts a week - in Dublin 2023 edition confirmed
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant (Saint David's Day)
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Wednesday March 1, 2023
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.
St Patrick's Day
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Friday March 17, 2023
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
Mothers' Day
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Sunday March 19, 2023
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.
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday March 26, 2023
Special Events : At 1:00 am local times
Spring holiday (beginning)
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Friday March 31, 2023
School holidays :
April Fools Day
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Saturday April 1, 2023
cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
Banks only :
Easter Monday
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Monday April 10, 2023
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Spring holiday (end)
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Monday April 17, 2023
School holidays :
St George's Day
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Sunday April 23, 2023
Culture :
Connemara Marathon
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Sunday April 23, 2023
Sports events : Www.connemarathon.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
Early May Bank Holiday
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Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday :
Victory Day 1945
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Monday May 8, 2023
Culture :
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]