In
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, the October Holiday (sometimes called the October Bank Holiday, ga, Lá Saoire i Mí Dheireadh Fómhair or ''Lá Saoire Oíche Shamhna'') is observed on the last Monday of October.
Usually, but not always, this is the day after the end of
Western European Summer Time
Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+01:00) is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in:
* the Canary Islands
* Portugal (including Madeira but not the Azores)
* t ...
. It was introduced in 1977.
See also
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Bank holiday
A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and the Crown Dependencies. The term refers to all public holidays in the United Kingdom, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation or held ...
References
{{Ireland Holidays
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland
Monday observances
October observances
Holidays and observances by scheduling (nth weekday of the month)