2026 Bank Holidays Schedule
2026 Bank Holidays Schedule for Sample Delivery
Dear Colleagues,
Listed below are the upcoming bank holidays in 2026 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 special schedule will be published later in the year.
Bank Holidays - 2026
Republic of Ireland
Monday Feb 02
Tuesday Mar 17
Monday Apr 06
Monday May 04
Monday Jun 01
Monday Aug 03
Monday Oct 26
Friday Dec 25
Saturday Dec 26
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 Jan 19
Monday Feb 16
Monday May 25
Friday Jun 19
Friday Jul 03 (observed because 04/07/26 is on Saturday)
Monday Sept 07
Monday Oct 12
Wednesday Nov 11
Thursday Nov 26
Friday Dec 25
Deadlines to deliver short stability / labile samples to our laboratories in Dublin for 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
United Kingdom
Friday Apr 03
Monday Apr 06
Monday May 04
Monday May 25
Monday Aug 31
Friday Dec 25
Monday Dec 28(observed because 26/12/26 is on Saturday)
France
Monday Apr 06
Friday May 01
Friday May 08
Thursday May 14
Monday May 25
Tuesday Jul 14
Saturday Aug 15
Sunday Nov 01
Wednesday Nov 11
Friday Dec 25
Italy
Tuesday Jan 06
Sunday Apr 05
Monday Apr 06
Saturday Apr 25
Friday May 01
Tuesday Jun 02
Saturday Aug 15
Sunday Nov 01
Tuesday Dec 08
Friday Dec 25
Saturday Dec 26
Deadlines to deliver short stability / labile samples to our laboratories in Dublin for our partner laboratories:
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
