Check the the list of 2014 public holidays in Ireland.
Date
Week Day
Holiday
January - 01
Wednesday
New Year's Day
March - 17
Monday
St. Patrick's Day
April - 18
Friday
Good Friday *
April - 21
Monday
Easter Monday
May - 05
Monday
May Holiday
June - 02
Monday
June Holiday
August - 04
Monday
August Holiday
October - 27
Monday
October Holiday
December - 25
Thursday
Christmas Day
December - 26
Friday
St Stephen's Day
* Good Friday is not a public holiday.
While some schools and businesses close on that day, you have no automatic entitlement to time off work on that day.