Clocks will go back a day earlier this year

Clocks in Ireland will move back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, October 25, bringing darker evenings and more daylight at the start of the day.

The European Union and the United Kingdom move clocks back on the last Sunday in October. Ireland will next move them forward at 1 a.m. on Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Seasonal clock changes were introduced to make better use of natural daylight and were created to conserve fuel and energy during the First World War. The familiar reminder is “spring forward, fall back.”

The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end the twice-yearly changes, but no progress has followed. The European Commission has said it does not plan to submit a new proposal, making an immediate end to summer and winter time unlikely.

Politicians and campaign groups in Ireland continue to press for the changes to be scrapped. Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly, who chairs the European Parliament’s Working Group on the Biannual Clock Change, has argued that keeping clocks forward would bring undeniable benefits for mental and physical health.

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