We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one?

More info Social welfare recipients are being urged to take note of a shake up to the payment schedule due to the upcoming February bank holiday ... came into effect in Ireland in January READ ...

While the four nations of the UK share some bank holidays, Scotland and Northern Ireland have a couple of different ones to England and Wales. It’s not just the UK that has public holidays though.