Irish people believe the next Bank Holiday brought into the Irish calendar should be named after Michael Collins.
The revolutionary war leader came on top of a public survey by Lottoland which asked people what iconic deceased Irish cultural figure they thought deserved to be on the next list for Bank Holiday consideration.
The polls were done in the wake of St Brigid's Day being named as the new permanent Bank Holiday from 2023 onwards, a move which means that Imbolc joins Samhain, Bealtaine and Lughnasadh as a public holiday to celebrate the four Gaelic festival dates.
