Q3 · Ireland Fiscal Quarter
FM7–FM9 · July 2027 – September 2027
July 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
September 2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
What Q3 means in the Ireland fiscal year
Q3 is when annual targets become defensible or not. Pipeline that matured in Q1–Q2 lands as recognised revenue, hiring decisions made earlier translate into productivity, and any underperforming line items either correct or get rebudgeted before the close cycle absorbs all bandwidth in Q4.
For more on quarter conventions across non-calendar fiscal years see our fiscal quarter conventions guide; for year-end timing see closing the books.
Quarter at a glance
| Fiscal month | Calendar month | Days | Holidays | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM7 | July 2027 | 31 | — | Monthly → |
| FM8 | August 2027 | 31 | — | Monthly → |
| FM9 | September 2027 | 30 | — | Monthly → |
Operational checklist for Q3
Use this quarterly view to plan close milestones, board meetings, and reforecast deliverables. Lock the close calendar at the start of the quarter and circulate it to every function that posts journal entries. Identify the holidays in each fiscal month above and adjust accrual cutoffs accordingly so the books close cleanly without manual back-dating. See the budget cycle vs fiscal year guide for how this quarter typically intersects with the upcoming-year planning calendar.