October Holiday Explained

Holiday Name:	October Holiday
Type:	National
Nickname:	October Bank Holiday
Observedby:	Ireland
Week Ordinal:	last
Weekday:	Monday
Month:	October
Duration:	1 day
Frequency:	Annual
Firsttime:	1977

In Ireland, the October Holiday (sometimes called the October Bank Holiday, Irish: Lá Saoire i Mí Dheireadh Fómhair or Lá Saoire Oíche Shamhna) is observed on the last Monday of October.^[1] Usually, but not always, this is the day after the end of Western European Summer Time. It was introduced in 1977.^[2]

See also

• Bank holiday

Notes and References

1. Web site: Organisation of Work Time Act, 1997 – Second Scheduled (Public Holidays). Irish Statute Book. 7 May 1997. 2 January 2020.
2. Web site: S.I. No. 193/1977 – Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973 (Public Holiday) Regulations, 1977. Irish Statute Book. 27 October 2010.