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These are the public holidays observed in Ireland. [1] 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 referred to as bank holidays), most businesses and schools close. Other services, for example, public transport, still ...
5 May – May holiday. (H) 16–25 May – International Literature Festival Dublin. 24 May–2 June – Fleadh Nua festival. 28 May–1 June – Listowel Writers' Week. 2 June – June holiday. (H) 16 June – Bloomsday. 21 June – Summer solstice. 28 July–3 August – Galway Races. 1 August – Lúnasa. 4 August – August holiday. (H)
Events from the year 2025 in Northern Ireland. Holidays Source ... Spring May Bank Holiday; 12 July – Orangemen's ... This page was last edited on 19 November 2024, ...
In the northern hemisphere, the longest break in the educational calendar is in the middle of the year, during the northern summer, and lasting up to 14 weeks. [6] In Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia, summer holidays typically last three months, compared to six to eight weeks in Britain, the Netherlands, and Germany.
The Irish calendar is the Gregorian calendar as it is in use in Ireland, ... This page was last edited on 31 October 2024, at 02:21 (UTC).
A New History of Ireland: Vol. VII Ireland, 1921-84 (1976) pp 711–56 online; Akenson, Donald H. The Irish Education Experiment: The National System of Education in the Nineteenth Century (1981; 2nd ed 2014) Akenson, Donald H. A Mirror to Kathleen's Face: Education in Independent Ireland, 1922–60 (1975) Connell, Paul.
The date was moved to December 10 in 1975, because on that day in 1945, the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral received the Nobel Prize. In 1977, the date was renamed to Día del Profesor (also 'Teacher's Day') and was moved again, to October 16, to honour the founding of the Colegio de Profesores de Chile (Teachers' Association of Chile). [17] China
Until 2020, the exceptions to this general schedule are international schools operating in the country, which normally follow their home country's respective school system, since then the calendar used by these schools now closely match 2021-22 general national calendar. [citation needed]