| 1/1/1988, Fri | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/17/1988, Thu | St. Patrick's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large street crowds, City Center streets closed for parade
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| 3/27/1988, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/1/1988, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/2/1988, Sat | Holy Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/3/1988, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/4/1988, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/2/1988, Mon | May Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 6/6/1988, Mon | June Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 8/1/1988, Mon | August Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 10/31/1988, Mon | Dublin Marathon |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Foot Race Same Day as October Bank Holiday. road restrictions in central Dublin during the day.
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| 10/31/1988, Mon | October Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/1988, Sat | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1988, Sun | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/1988, Mon | St. Stephen's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/27/1988, Tue | Christmas Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/27/1988, Tue | Day after St. Stephen's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1988, Sat | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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