1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Ireland 2025
Ireland has 8 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Dec 25 – 28). Placed well, 3 days of leave stretches a break to 9 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 8
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +3 → 9 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Feb 1 – Mon, Feb 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 4–7) for 9 days off (Feb 1 – 9).
3 daysSat, Mar 15 – Mon, Mar 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 18–21) for 9 days off (Mar 15 – 23).
3 daysSat, Apr 19 – Mon, Apr 21
192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 22–25) for 9 days off (Apr 19 – 27).
3 daysSat, May 3 – Mon, May 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 6–9) for 9 days off (May 3 – 11).
3 daysSat, May 31 – Mon, Jun 2
3112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 3–6) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
3 daysSat, Aug 2 – Mon, Aug 4
234
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 5–8) for 9 days off (Aug 2 – 10).
3 daysSat, Oct 25 – Mon, Oct 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 28–31) for 9 days off (Oct 25 – Nov 2).
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28
Christmas Day · St. Stephen's Day
25262728
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 22–24) for 9 days off (Dec 20 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 4–7 | Feb 1 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 18–21 | Mar 15 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 22–25 | Apr 19 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · May 6–9 | May 3 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 3–6 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 5–8 | Aug 2 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 28–31 | Oct 25 – Nov 2 |
| 9Best value | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Ireland's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.