2025 Bank Holidays and Christmas & New Year Schedule
2025 Bank Holidays and Christmas & New Year Schedule for Sample Delivery
Dear Colleagues,
Listed below are the upcoming bank holidays in 2025 for the Republic of Ireland, our referral laboratories and the deadlines for the delivery of labile / short stability samples to our laboratories in Dublin.
Please note that the Christmas & New Year schedule is at the bottom.
Bank Holidays
Republic of Ireland
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Thursday Dec 25, 2025
Friday Dec 26, 2025
Deadlines to deliver short stability / labile samples to be processed in our laboratories in Dublin:
For holidays on Mondays, samples need to be received by 12pm on the previous Saturday
Referral Labs
United States of America
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Thursday Dec 25, 2025
United Kingdom
Thursday Dec 25, 2025
Friday Dec 26, 2025
France
Saturday Nov 01, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Thursday Dec 25, 2025
Friday Dec 26, 2025
Italy
Saturday Nov 01, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Thursday Dec 25, 2025
Friday Dec 26, 2025
Deadlines to deliver short stability / labile samples to our laboratories in Dublin for our partner laboratories:
United States of America:
For holidays on Mondays – need to be received by 2pm on the previous Wednesday
For holidays on Wednesdays - need to be received by 2pm on the previous Friday
For holidays on Thursdays – need to be received by 2pm on the previous Monday
For holidays on Fridays - need to be received by 2pm on the previous Tuesday
France, United Kingdom and Italy:
For holidays on Mondays – need to be received by 2pm on the previous Thursday
For holidays on Wednesdays - need to be received by 2pm on the previous Monday
For holidays on Thursdays – need to be received by 2pm on the previous Tuesday
For holidays on Fridays - need to be received by 2pm on the previous Wednesday
Christmas & New Year
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025 - Last day for USA shipment
Friday Dec 19, 2025 - Last day for UK/Europe shipment
Monday Dec 22, 2025 - Normal Service
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025 - Normal Service
Christmas Eve - Reduced Service, last collection at 12:30pm - pre bookings required at 1800 252967
Christmas Day - Closed
St Stephen's Day - Closed
Monday Dec 29, 2025 - Normal Service
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025 - Normal Service
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025 - Reduced Service, last collection at 12:30pm - pre bookings required at 1800 252967
New Year's Day - Closed
Friday Jan 02, 2026 - Normal Services Resume
Monday Jan 05, 2026 - Shipments to USA Resume
