Ireland awareness days and key dates

Sunday 1 October 2034

• Positive Ageing Week (Ireland)

  Awareness29 September to 6 October 2034

  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 2034

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

Monday 2 October 2034

• Irish Road Safety Week

  Awareness2 to 8 October 2034

  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.

Monday 9 October 2034

• National Fire Safety Week (Ireland)

  Awareness9 to 15 October 2034

  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.

Tuesday 10 October 2034

• 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.

Saturday 14 October 2034

• Open House Dublin

  Awareness14 to 22 October 2034

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

Monday 16 October 2034

• Restart a Heart Day (Ireland)

  Awareness

  Restart a Heart Day is on 16 October, when the Irish Heart Foundation promotes CPR training and urges people to act in a cardiac arrest.

Thursday 19 October 2034

• Wexford Festival Opera

  Religious and cultural19 October to 4 November 2034

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

Monday 30 October 2034

• October bank holiday (Ireland)

  Public holidays

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

Tuesday 31 October 2034

• Halloween

  Commercial and retail

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