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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, most businesses and schools close. Other services, for example, public transport, still operate but often with reduced schedules.
The 23rd edition of Bray Jazz Festival took place on the May Bank Holiday weekend and featured US pianists Ethan Iverson and George Colligan, trumpeter Dave Douglas, UK pianist Zoe Rahman, saxophonists Camilla George, Tori Freestone, Trish Clowes and Meilana Gillard, guitarist Phil Robson, singer Georgia Cecile, flautist Naissam Jalal harpist Cathrin Finch and much more.
Early May bank holiday: 9 May: Liberation Day: Last Monday in May [note 4] Spring Bank Holiday / Late May Bank Holiday: First Monday in June: June Bank Holiday: First Friday in June: Senior Race Day: 5 July [note 1] Tynwald Day: 12 July [note 1] The Twelfth (Battle of the Boyne) First Monday in August: Summer Bank Holiday (August Bank Holiday)
Tully Cross (Irish: Crois na Tulaí, "the cross on the hill") is a small village located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland. It is actually situated in the townland of Gorteenclough. The village lies close to the sea and is on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route.
The organisers describe it as the "largest mass sport participatory event in Northern Ireland" with between 15,000 and 18,000 participants taking part in several events. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] These events, typically scheduled over the May bank holiday weekend, include marathon, wheelchair race, team relay and 8-mile walk events.
The Bank Holidays Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 17) established public holidays (known as bank holidays) in addition to those customarily recognised in the United Kingdom.. The Act designated four bank holidays in England, Wales and Ireland (Easter Monday; Whit Monday; First Monday in August; 26 December if a weekday) and five in Scotland (New Year's Day, or the next day if a Sunday; Good Friday ...
Public holidays for the institutions of the European Union in 2025 Date Day 1 January 2025: New Year's Day: 2 January 2025: Day following New Year's Day 17 April 2025 (Thursday before Easter) Maundy Thursday: 18 April 2025 (Friday before Easter) Good Friday: 21 April 2025 (Monday after Easter) Easter Monday: 1 May 2025: Labour Day: 9 May 2025 ...
A traditional sweeps festival is performed over the May bank holiday in Rochester, Kent, where the Jack in the Green is woken at dawn on 1 May by Morris dancers. At 7:15 p.m. on 1 May each year, the Kettle Bridge Clogs [ 43 ] morris dancing side dance across Barming Bridge (otherwise known as the Kettle Bridge), which spans the River Medway ...