Irish Finance Calendar

Final day to file 2025 Form 11 (self-assessment income tax return) by paper and pay any balance of 2025 tax plus 2026 preliminary tax. Pay and File deadline applies to self-employed, proprietary directors and those with net assessable non-PAYE income of EUR 5,000 or more.

The CSO's monthly estimate of the standardised unemployment rate for November 2026, between quarterly Labour Force Survey releases.

The Live Register count for November 2026 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

GDP, GNP and modified domestic demand for Quarter 3 2026. Modified domestic demand strips out the multinational-driven distortions in headline Irish GDP.

The CSO publishes the November 2026 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

Capital Gains Tax (33%) payment due on chargeable disposals in the initial period (1 January - 30 November 2026). CGT return is filed by 31 October the following year via Form 11 or Form CG1.

The official measure of Irish residential property price change for October 2026, based on stamp duty returns filed with Revenue.

Ireland's merchandise trade for October 2026: goods exports, imports and the trade surplus.

The ECB Governing Council announces its monetary policy decision at 2:15pm CET, followed by the press conference at 2:45pm. The deposit facility rate is the rate that feeds through to Irish tracker and variable mortgage pricing.

Monthly payroll employee numbers and earnings for October 2026, estimated from Revenue payroll returns.

Factory-gate and wholesale prices for November 2026, upstream of consumer price inflation.

Final day of the 2026 Irish tax year. Last day to make tax-relievable pension contributions (subject to age-related limits) and use 2026 capital gains tax annual exemption (EUR 1,270).

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for December 2026, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The CSO's monthly estimate of the standardised unemployment rate for December 2026, between quarterly Labour Force Survey releases.

The Live Register count for December 2026 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

LPT for 2027 must be paid in full by 9 January (single payment), or set up by this date for monthly direct debit or deduction at source. The LPT applies to all residential properties in Ireland and is self-assessed against published valuation bands.

The CSO publishes the December 2026 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

Ireland's merchandise trade for November 2026: goods exports, imports and the trade surplus.

The official measure of Irish residential property price change for November 2026, based on stamp duty returns filed with Revenue.

Capital Gains Tax payment due on chargeable disposals in the later period (1-31 December 2026).

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for January 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The ECB Governing Council announces its monetary policy decision at 2:15pm CET, followed by the press conference at 2:45pm. The deposit facility rate is the rate that feeds through to Irish tracker and variable mortgage pricing.

The Live Register count for January 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The official measure of Irish residential property price change for December 2026, based on stamp duty returns filed with Revenue.

Ireland's merchandise trade for December 2026: goods exports, imports and the trade surplus.

The CSO publishes the January 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

Employment, unemployment and participation for Quarter 4 2026 — the CSO's quarterly household survey and the official source of the Irish unemployment rate.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for February 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The Live Register count for February 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the February 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

The ECB Governing Council announces its monetary policy decision at 2:15pm CET, followed by the press conference at 2:45pm. The deposit facility rate is the rate that feeds through to Irish tracker and variable mortgage pricing.

Ireland's merchandise trade for January 2027: goods exports, imports and the trade surplus.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for March 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The Live Register count for March 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the March 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

The ECB Governing Council announces its monetary policy decision at 2:15pm CET, followed by the press conference at 2:45pm. The deposit facility rate is the rate that feeds through to Irish tracker and variable mortgage pricing.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for April 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The Live Register count for April 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the April 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

Employment, unemployment and participation for Quarter 1 2027 — the CSO's quarterly household survey and the official source of the Irish unemployment rate.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for May 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The Live Register count for May 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the May 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

The ECB Governing Council announces its monetary policy decision at 2:15pm CET, followed by the press conference at 2:45pm. The deposit facility rate is the rate that feeds through to Irish tracker and variable mortgage pricing.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for June 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The Live Register count for June 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the June 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

The ECB Governing Council announces its monetary policy decision at 2:15pm CET, followed by the press conference at 2:45pm. The deposit facility rate is the rate that feeds through to Irish tracker and variable mortgage pricing.

The Live Register count for July 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the July 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

Employment, unemployment and participation for Quarter 2 2027 — the CSO's quarterly household survey and the official source of the Irish unemployment rate.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for August 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The Live Register count for August 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the August 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

The ECB Governing Council announces its monetary policy decision at 2:15pm CET, followed by the press conference at 2:45pm. The deposit facility rate is the rate that feeds through to Irish tracker and variable mortgage pricing.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for September 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The Live Register count for September 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the September 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

The ECB Governing Council announces its monetary policy decision at 2:15pm CET, followed by the press conference at 2:45pm. The deposit facility rate is the rate that feeds through to Irish tracker and variable mortgage pricing.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for October 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The Live Register count for October 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the October 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

Employment, unemployment and participation for Quarter 3 2027 — the CSO's quarterly household survey and the official source of the Irish unemployment rate.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for November 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.

The Live Register count for November 2027 — people signing on for jobseeker payments. It is an administrative count, not a measure of unemployment.

The CSO publishes the November 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:00am. The CPI is the national inflation measure; the HICP is the comparable euro-area measure the ECB reads.

The ECB Governing Council announces its monetary policy decision at 2:15pm CET, followed by the press conference at 2:45pm. The deposit facility rate is the rate that feeds through to Irish tracker and variable mortgage pricing.

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for December 2027, published ahead of the full CPI release. HICP is the measure the ECB uses across the euro area.