2026 KEY DATES – important and not so important ones!
January 2026
01.01.2026 New Year’s Day – last chance to relax before going back to work
05.01.2026 Congrats! You made it back to work
08.01.2026 Earth Rotation Day – Keep spinning!
28.01.2026 Global International Data Protection – yes, more GDPR!
January Make sure you have set up dates for all quarterly board meetings during 2026
February 2026
05.02.2026 Six Nations Rugby France v Ireland
11.02.2026 International Women & Girls in Science
March 2026
17.03.2026 St. Patricks Day – everyone is happy to be seen in public with green face paint!
20.03.2026 Local Property Tax deadline – if paying full amount in one go
30.03.2026 Mother’s Day – do not give her flowers bought at the petrol station on the way home!
March Quarterly Board Meeting time
April 2026
05.04.2026 Easter Day
06.04.2026 No groaning – you knew what you were doing when you ate all those chocolate Easter eggs!
April Audit – make sure someone is actively managing the Audit which includes telling the Auditors!
May 2026
04.05.2026 Bank Holiday – May Day
09.05.2026 Europe Day
June 2026
03.06.2026 Bank Holiday
21.06.2026 Father’s Day – see Mother’s Day advice above!
23.06.2026 Lewis Capaldi in Marlay Park
26.06.2026 The Cure in Marlay Park (if Lewis Capaldi doesn’t do it for you!)
July 2026
01.07.2026 Ireland take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union
19.07.2026 World Cup Final – Ireland playing – we can dream!
August 2026
03.08.2026 Bank Holiday
26.08.2026 International Dog Day – paws for thought!
September 2026
18.09.2026 Culture Night- visit Cork City Hall or the Mansion House in Dublin
30.09.2026 Annual Return Date for the bulk of companies – panic or call us!
September Quarterly Board Meeting time
October 2026
01.10.2026 Breast Cancer Awareness month
28.10.2026 Annual Return – deadline for electronic filing. This is it, now or never…… FILE!
31.10.2026 Spooky time!
November 2026
08.11.2025 International Tongue Twister Day – she sells sea shells on the seashore…
13.11.2026 Friday the 13th …….. you have been warned!
November Charity Trustee’s Week
December 2026
24.12.2026 Santa Claus is coming – I hope you are on the good list!
25.12.2026 Make sure the oven is on, and the turkey is in!
December Quarterly Board Meeting time
01.01.2027 Here we go again!