Sources: Houses of the Oireachtas- National Parliament (Dublin) and Ireland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Republic of Ireland is considering a recommendation from the Government-appointed All Party Consultation Group on Commemorations expert advisory group that a one-off non-working public holiday be declared in the Republic of Ireland on Monday, April 25, 2016, to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising. [full story]