We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one?

A NUMBER of Irish supermarkets have revealed their opening hours for this coming St Brigid’s bank holiday weekend. Many ...

They celebrate 11 public holidays in France each year, but we in Ireland are catching up as the addition of St. Brigid’s Day ...

Two extra bank holidays in the year would “give the country a lift”, Ciara Kelly has said. People Before Profit-Solidarity is ...

Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, is encouraging members of the public to ...

The Weekender: bringing the best events happening across Ireland this weekend, from WWE Royal Rumble parties to music ...

St Brigid also founded the "church of the oak tree" - the Irish translation of which gave Kildare its name. Few contemporary ...

The St. Brigit’s Bank Holiday weekend is here, and Ireland is bursting with events and activities for the whole family to ...

While it appears the weather will be a lot more calm that it was last weekend, it will still be rather unsettled, rainy and ...

There will be a change in social welfare payments for select groups ahead of the St Brigid’s Day bank holiday. As banks and ...

Ireland continues to fall behind other European countries when it comes to paid holiday entitlements, according to local ...

ALDI bosses are “working hard” to open a store that was severely damaged during Storm Eowyn last week. The roof of the branch in Tullyvoheen, Clifden in Galway was destroyed as the ...