{
  "entity_type": "data_package",
  "dataset_id": "calcgrid-ireland-public-holidays",
  "dataset_version": "ie-wrc-public-holidays-2026-09-29.1",
  "jurisdiction": "IE (Ireland national statutory public holidays)",
  "year": 2027,
  "coverage": {
    "start": "2026-01-01",
    "end": "2027-12-31"
  },
  "weekend_days": [
    "Saturday",
    "Sunday"
  ],
  "events": [
    {
      "date": "2027-01-01",
      "name": "New Year's Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 / WRC public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-02-01",
      "name": "St Brigid's Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "First Monday in February rule / WRC public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-17",
      "name": "St Patrick's Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 / WRC public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-29",
      "name": "Easter Monday",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "WRC public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-03",
      "name": "May Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "First Monday in May / WRC public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-06-07",
      "name": "June Bank Holiday",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "First Monday in June / WRC public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-08-02",
      "name": "August Bank Holiday",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "First Monday in August / WRC public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-10-25",
      "name": "October Bank Holiday",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Last Monday in October / WRC public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-12-25",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 / WRC public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-12-26",
      "name": "St Stephen's Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 / WRC public-holiday list"
    }
  ],
  "good_friday_policy": "Good Friday is a normal working day, not a public holiday.",
  "weekend_holiday_policy": "No automatic next-working-day closure; statutory benefit options are employer-determined.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Workplace Relations Commission public holidays",
      "url": "https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/what_you_should_know/public-holidays/",
      "type": "government_regulator",
      "scope": "national_statutory_public_holidays_and_weekend_benefit_boundary"
    },
    {
      "name": "Organisation of Working Time Act 1997",
      "url": "https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1997/en/act/pub/0020/index.html",
      "type": "government_legislation",
      "scope": "statutory_public_holiday_entitlement"
    },
    {
      "name": "Government of Ireland St Brigid's Day public holiday announcement",
      "url": "https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/press-releases/government-agrees-covid-recognition-payment-and-new-public-holiday/",
      "type": "government",
      "scope": "permanent_first_monday_in_february_public_holiday_from_2023"
    }
  ]
}