Another hour in bed. Even though we know it’s coming every year, the two days when the clocks either go forward or back are the source of great panic for many people. To clear up any lingering confusion on the issue of Daylight Savings Time, the clocks will be set back one hour at 2am […]

4 years ago

The matter is set to be discussed at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The Irish Government are expected to oppose an EU plan to end seasonal clock changes. EU member states must inform the European Commission this year if they would like to choose to end the twice-yearly clock changes. Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie […]

7 years ago

Try to control your rage. In the name of expanding the grand stretch in the evening even further, we all lost one hour of sleep last night. Whether that’s a fair trade remains open for discussion. At 1am on Sunday morning, the clocks skipped forward an hour, beginning Daylight Savings Time. The clocks will skip […]

7 years ago

You have until tomorrow to throw in your two cents on the matter. Pretty soon, moving the clocks forward an hour at the end of March and moving them back an hour at the end of October looks like it will be a thing of the past, with the EU recently revealing that a proposal […]

7 years ago

This will put an end to an ancient source of confusion. Are the clocks going forward or back? Does that mean I get an hour of sleep more or less? All these questions are finally set to become a thing of the past, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker confirmed on Wednesday. In his annual State […]

8 years ago

The decision came after a majority of surveyed EU citizens said it should be abolished. The European Commission will recommend that EU member states abandon the practice of changing the clocks in spring and autumn, opting instead to stay on ‘summer time’ throughout the year. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledged the change, stating that a recent […]

8 years ago