This week, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar confirmed the two new bank holiday additions to Ireland’s calendar.
The welcomed dates were officially signed into law on Monday, and are due to be in March this year and around Saint Brigid's Day next year.
The March date will be a once-off - added to the already existing St Patrick’s Bank Holiday - and is to commemorate all those who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the front line workers who continued to keep the country running over the last two years.
