Ireland awareness days and key dates

Saturday 1 October 2022

• Positive Ageing Week (Ireland)

  Awareness30 September to 7 October 2022

  Age Action's annual week around 1 October celebrating older people. In 2026 it ran from 25 September to 2 October.

• National Breastfeeding Week (Ireland)

  Awareness1 to 7 October 2022

  HSE awareness week promoting breastfeeding support, held 1 to 7 October each year.

Monday 3 October 2022

• Irish Road Safety Week

  Awareness3 to 9 October 2022

  Road Safety Authority week in early October promoting safer road use, including National Child Safety Day. In 2026 it ran from 5 to 11 October.

Saturday 8 October 2022

• Open House Dublin

  Awareness8 to 16 October 2022

  Festival of architecture in Dublin. The 2026 festival ran from 10 to 18 October.

Monday 10 October 2022

• National Fire Safety Week (Ireland)

  Awareness10 to 16 October 2022

  Annual October week promoting fire safety at home, run by the Department of Housing and local fire services. In 2026 it ran from 12 to 18 October.

• World Mental Health Day

  Awareness

  A global day, held every 10 October, for raising awareness of mental health and pushing for better support and care everywhere.

Thursday 20 October 2022

• Wexford Festival Opera

  Religious and cultural20 October to 5 November 2022

  Autumn opera festival in Wexford. The 2026 edition, the 75th, runs from 15 to 31 October.

Monday 31 October 2022

• Halloween

  Commercial and retail

  The evening of 31 October, known for costumes, pumpkins and trick or treating.

• October bank holiday (Ireland)

  Public holidays

  Irish public holiday on the last Monday in October, marking the long weekend before Halloween.