Three extra bank holidays proposed in new bill

People Before Profit, which has proposed the bill, says Ireland currently lags behind many EU countries in bank holiday entitlements. 

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy said workers in Ireland deserve more bank holidays and that the Government should pass this simple bill without opposition. File picture

People Before Profit has launched a bill to increase the number of bank holidays in Ireland.

The party is proposing that three extra bank holidays are established on February 1, the last Monday in September, and the last Monday in November, in each calendar year.