29/04/2026
Payment delays may be experienced 📢
Please be aware that Friday 1st May 2026 is a European Bank Holiday. While Irish banks & financial institutions will be open, some euro payments cannot be processed & delays may be experienced. Please see below for further information.
*Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) is advising consumers and businesses, that the upcoming European May Day holiday on Friday 1st May, means that electronic euro payments on that day may be subject to delays. Businesses paying wages, salaries or suppliers are urged to submit payment requests in advance.
Rachel McMahon, Manager of Payment Schemes, BPFI explained: “This year, European May Day falls on Friday 1st May and European institutions, including the European Central Bank, which operates the banking settlement system across Europe, will be closed. While banks are open in Ireland on that day, some electronic euro payments cannot be made to bank accounts in Ireland or anywhere else across Europe. Given that this will be followed by a bank holiday in Ireland on Monday 4th May, anyone expecting a euro payment into their bank account on 1st May may not receive it until Tuesday 5th May.”
*Source: Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
