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
Republic of Ireland
Monday Feb 02 – 2026
Tuesday Mar 17 – 2026
Monday Apr 06 – 2026
Monday May 04 – 2026
Monday Jun 01 – 2026
Monday Aug 03 – 2026
Monday Oct 26 – 2026
Friday Dec 25 - 2026
Saturday Dec 26 - 2026
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 – 2026
Monday Feb 16 – 2026
Monday May 25 – 2026
Friday Jun 19 – 2026
Friday Jul 03 – 2026 (observed because 04/07/26 is on Saturday)
Monday Set 07 – 2026
Monday Oct 12 – 2026
Wednesday Nov 11 – 2026
Thursday Nov 26 – 2026
Friday Dec 25 – 2026
United Kingdom
Friday Apr 03 – 2026
Monday Apr 06 – 2026
Monday May 04 – 2026
Monday Aug 31 – 2026
Friday Dec 25 – 2026
Monday Dec 28 – 2026 (observed because 26/12/26 is on Saturday)
France
Monday Apr 06 – 2026
Friday May 01 – 2026
Friday May 08 – 2026
Thursday May 14 – 2026
Monday May 25 – 2026
Tuesday Jul 14 – 2026
Saturday Aug 15 – 2026
Sunday Nov 01 – 2026
Friday Dec 25 – 2026
Italy
Tuesday Jan 06 – 2026
Sunday Apr 05 – 2026
Monday Apr 06 – 2026
Saturday Apr 25 – 2026
Friday May 01 – 2026
Tuesday Jun 02 – 2026
Saturday Aug 15 – 2026
Sunday Nov 01 – 2026
Tuesday Dec 08 – 2026
Friday Dec 25 – 2026
Saturday Dec 26 – 2026
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
