May Day in Ireland
May Day falls on Monday 3 May 2027 in Ireland. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 May | Monday | long weekend |
| 2026 | 4 May | Monday | long weekend |
| 2027 | 3 May | Monday | long weekend |
| 2028 | 1 May | Monday | long weekend |
4 of 4
- 05 05 May Day Monday
- 04 05 May Day Monday
- 03 05 May Day Monday
- 01 05 May Day Monday
A date that moves
May Day does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is May Day in Ireland in 2027?
Monday, 3 May 2027.
Is May Day on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 5 May 2025, 4 May 2026, 3 May 2027, 1 May 2028.
Which years does May Day make a long weekend?
2025 (Monday), 2026 (Monday), 2027 (Monday), 2028 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly.