Public holiday pay calculator Ireland
Ireland has ten public holidays a year. For each one, you are entitled to a benefit, whether you work that day or not.
Tell us your weekly pay, your working days and what happens on the day, and see what you are owed.
How it's calculated
- If you work on the public holiday, you are paid as normal. Your employer also gives you one of these: a paid day off on the day, a paid day off within a month, an extra day of annual leave or an extra day's pay.
- If the business is closed and you would normally work that day, you get your normal day's pay.
- If you are not normally rostered on that day, you get 20% of your normal weekly pay (one-fifth) extra.
- Part-time workers qualify once they have worked 40 hours hours in total in the previous 5 weeks. Full-time workers qualify straight away.
An example
You work 3 days a week for €400 and a public holiday falls on a day you are off. You get one-fifth of €400, which is €80.
Frequently asked questions
Which days are public holidays?
New Year's Day, the first Monday in February (or 1 February when it is a Friday), St. Patrick's Day, Easter Monday, the first Mondays in May, June and August, the last Monday in October, Christmas Day and St. Stephen's Day.
Is Good Friday a public holiday?
No. Good Friday is a normal working day.
What if I leave my job just before a public holiday?
If your job ends in the week before a public holiday and you worked in the 4 weeks before that week, you are still paid for the public holiday.
Who chooses the type of benefit?
Your employer decides which of the options you get.
Key terms
- Rostered
- Scheduled to work. A day you are not rostered is a day you would not normally work.
- Public holiday benefit
- What the law gives you for each public holiday: time off or extra pay.
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