Cllr appeals to honour St Colmcille by giving country a day off

Last year, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) called for two more public holidays in Ireland and said: "The minimum number of public holidays should be the EU average of 12

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In January, People Before Profit proposed two extra holidays for the last Mondays of September and November.

A spokesman said: "Workers in Ireland are still lagging behind their European counterparts.

"Ireland has 10 public holidays. In contrast, Germany and Sweden have 13 paid public holidays, Italy has 14 and Austria has 15."

Dublin City University’s Dr Brenda Daly, who is an Associate Professor of Law, last month called for more public holidays.

She said: "I certainly would advocate that there is a benefit to it."