Ireland awareness days and key dates

Awareness days, weeks and months, with bank holidays and the big commercial dates. Pick a country and the types you need, then subscribe in your own calendar.

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February 2035

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  1. Thursday 1 February 2035

    • National Grief Awareness Week (Ireland)

      Awareness29 January to 4 February 2035

      Irish Hospice Foundation week encouraging open and supportive attitudes to grief, held at the end of January. In 2026 it ran from 26 January to 1 February.

    • CAO application deadline (Ireland)

      Awareness

      Normal closing date, 1 February at 5pm, for applications to Irish undergraduate courses through the Central Applications Office.

    • St Brigid's Day (Ireland)

      Religious and cultural

      Irish festival on 1 February, in folk tradition a celebration of women, blessings and protection that marks the start of spring.

  2. Sunday 4 February 2035

    • World Cancer Day

      Awareness

      A global day on 4 February that encourages people and governments to act on cancer prevention, detection and treatment.

  3. Monday 5 February 2035

    • St Brigid's Day bank holiday

      Public holidays

      Irish public holiday on the first Monday in February, or on Friday 1 February when 1 February falls on a Friday.

  4. Tuesday 6 February 2035

    • Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday)

      Religious and cultural

      The day before Lent begins, marked in the UK by making pancakes. It falls 47 days before Easter Sunday.

  5. Wednesday 7 February 2035

    • Ash Wednesday

      Religious and cultural

      Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the Christian year, falling 46 days before Easter Sunday.

  6. Wednesday 14 February 2035

    • Valentine's Day

      Commercial and retail

      A day for cards, flowers and gifts between partners, held on 14 February.

  7. Saturday 24 February 2035

    • Ireland Reads Day

      Awareness

      National day encouraging reading, held at the end of February. In 2026 it was on 28 February.