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Long Weekend

Public urged to take care on roads when out and about this Easter weekend

18 Apr

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Long Weekend

Status Yellow rain warning issued for four counties ahead of Bank Holiday weekend

Clare, Kerry, Galway and Mayo are the counties affected.

Updated 2 Aug 2024

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Long Weekend

August Bank Holiday weekend set for sun, wind, rain ... and a chance of localised flooding

1 Aug 2024

12.6k

Long Weekend

The May Bank Holiday weekend looks like it could be mild, dry and sunny ... with a bit of rain

29 Apr 2024

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Long Weekend

Quiz: How much do you know about bank holidays?

31 Jul 2021

48.7k

Pilot Programme

Four-day work week trial launched as government offers €150,000 to support research

22 Jun 2021

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Long Weekend

Gardaí say family and holiday home visits are not essential journeys ahead of Easter weekend

31 Mar 2021

48.6k

May Day

Event guide: On the lookout for things to do this bank holiday weekend? Here are 7 great ideas

4 May 2019

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Long Weekend

'Staggering' 12% of motorcyclists have been involved in a collision in the past two years

2 May 2019

11.7k

Easter weekend

Buses are back and a bit of rain: Here's how to get around this weekend

14 Apr 2017

11.9k

check the timetables

Rail works will mean major travel disruption this weekend

29 Apr 2016

13.0k

mmmmm... bed

Here's how to make sure you catch up on your sleep this week

26 Oct 2015

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Long Weekend

Play at St Andrews to resume after 5pm but The Open will have a Monday finish

18 Jul 2015

24.9k

Bonus day

12 stages of a bank holiday weekend we all go through

3 May 2015

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Quiz

Will You Survive This Post-Bank Holiday Fear?

7 Apr 2015

6.3k

Long Weekend

Pádraig Harrington's hopes fade as Poulter, Casey tied going to Monday sprint at Honda Classic

2 Mar 2015

5.4k

decisions

Should you go out this weekend?

25 Apr 2014

28.2k

what bank holiday?

The 9 feelings you're all having after the long weekend

22 Apr 2014

5.9k

the last supper

11 unmistakeable signs it's Holy Thursday

17 Apr 2014

37.1k

tuesday blues

11 symptoms of Post Bank Holiday Syndrome

7 May 2013

34.6k

the fear

Bank holiday weekends in your head versus in reality

3 May 2013

5.6k

Early Doors

The Morning Score: Tuesday

10 Apr 2012

348

Long Weekend

Harrington hangs on at St. Jude's

11 Jun 2011

108

Long Weekend

Dáil votes to give itself an extra day off

21 Oct 2010

531

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