A one-off bank holiday on the last Monday in September would give the Irish public a “hard earned" break and support tourism recovery. That’s according to the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC), which today urged the Government to introduce a one-off public holiday this autumn. “With only nine bank holidays, Ireland compares unfavourably to the rest of Europe and considering the impact of the pandemic, now is the year for Ireland to create a bank holiday on the last Monday in September,” said Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, CEO of ITIC. While the UK has eight and Spain nine annual bank holidays, other countries such as Germany and France have 11, it said, and several have up to 13. Read MoreITIC is an umbrella group representing key tourism and hospitality stakeholders in Ireland, including Aer Lingus, the DAA, Irish Hotels Federation and various visitor attractions.

Source: Irish Independent May 10, 2021 16:41 UTC