these are the public holidays observed in ireland. public holidays in ireland (as in other countries) may commemorate a special day or other event, such as saint patrick's day or christmas day. on public holidays (sometimes also referred to as bank holidays - a colloquialism), most businesses and schools close. other services, for example, public transport, still operate but often with reduced schedules. the nine public holidays in ireland each year are as follows: {| class="wikitable" |- !date !english name !irish name !notes |- |1 januarynote that where a public holiday falls on a saturday or a sunday, or possibly coincides with another public holiday, it is generally observed (as a day off work) on the next available weekday, even though the public holiday itself does not move. in such cases, an employee is entitled to at least one of the following (as chosen by the employer): a day off within a month, an additional day's paid annual leave or an additional day's pay. the usual practice is, however, to award a day off on the next available weekday. |new year's day |lÃ¡ caille orlÃ¡ bliana nua |most also take time off work for new year's eve (oÃ­che chinn bliana). |- |17 march | |lÃ¡ fhÃ©ile pÃ¡draig |national day. first became an official public holiday in ireland in 1903. |- | |easter monday |luan cÃ¡sca |the day after easter sunday (domhnach cÃ¡sca) â also coincides with the commemoration of the easter rising. good friday (aoine an chÃ©asta) is not a public holiday, though all state schools and some businesses close. |- |moveable monday |may daythis holiday has no official title in ireland, it is called the first monday in may. |lÃ¡ bealtaine |the first monday in may. first observed in 1994. |- |moveable monday |june holiday |lÃ¡ saoire i mÃ­ mheitheamh |the first monday in june. previously observed as whit monday until 1973. |- |moveable monday |august holiday |lÃ¡ saoire i mÃ­ lÃºnasa |the first monday in august. |- |moveable monday |october holiday |lÃ¡ saoire i mÃ­ dheireadh fÃ
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