The next long awaited public holiday is going to be October 25th

The following information may assist in clarifying employee’s entitlements:
There are nine public holidays in Ireland
New Years Day [1 January], St Patrick’s Day [17th March], Easter Monday, First Monday in May, June and August, Last Monday in October, Christmas Day [25th December] and St Stephen’s Day [26th December]
Please Note: Good Friday and Christmas Eve are not public holidays.

Employee’s entitlement to public holidays is set out under the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997.

Employees who qualify for a public holiday will be entitled to one of the following:

The employer determines which of the above will apply

Public Holiday benefits for full time workers automatically apply. If an Employee has worked for at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks before the public holiday and the public holiday falls on a day the Employee would normally work, then they are entitled to a day's pay for the public holiday. If an Employee is required to work that day, they are entitled to an additional day's pay. If an Employee does not normally work on that particular day, they should receive one-fifth of their weekly pay or time off in lieu as determined by the employer.

If an Employee on the date of the public holiday is absent for in excess of 52 consecutive weeks due to a work-related accident or in excess of 26 consecutive weeks due to a non-work-related accident or due to any disease from which the employee suffers, he/she is not entitled to the public holiday in question.