Northern Ireland · 2026
Bridge days 2026 in Northern Ireland
Bridge days are workdays squeezed between bank holidays and weekends. Take those few days as PTO and short gaps become long consecutive breaks. Based on the 10 bank holidays in Northern Ireland in 2026, here are the 8 best opportunities.
26
PTO days
64
days off
Taking every bridge day below turns 26 PTO days into 64 consecutive days off across the year.
Jan 1 – Jan 4, 2026
1 PTO day → 4 days off
Built around New Year’s Day (Thu, Jan 1).
Take PTO on: Fri, Jan 2
Mar 14 – Mar 17, 2026
1 PTO day → 4 days off
Built around St Patrick’s Day (Tue, Mar 17).
Take PTO on: Mon, Mar 16
Mar 28 – Apr 6, 2026
4 PTO days → 10 days off
Built around Good Friday (Fri, Apr 3) and Easter Monday (Mon, Apr 6).
Take PTO on: Mon, Mar 30Tue, Mar 31Wed, Apr 1Thu, Apr 2
May 2 – May 10, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Early May bank holiday (Mon, May 4).
Take PTO on: Tue, May 5Wed, May 6Thu, May 7Fri, May 8
May 23 – May 31, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Spring bank holiday (Mon, May 25).
Take PTO on: Tue, May 26Wed, May 27Thu, May 28Fri, May 29
Jul 11 – Jul 19, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (Mon, Jul 13).
Take PTO on: Tue, Jul 14Wed, Jul 15Thu, Jul 16Fri, Jul 17
Aug 29 – Sep 6, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Summer bank holiday (Mon, Aug 31).
Take PTO on: Tue, Sep 1Wed, Sep 2Thu, Sep 3Fri, Sep 4
Dec 19 – Dec 28, 2026
4 PTO days → 10 days off
Built around Christmas Day (Fri, Dec 25) and Boxing Day (Mon, Dec 28).
Take PTO on: Mon, Dec 21Tue, Dec 22Wed, Dec 23Thu, Dec 24
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