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Tuesday 21 March 2023 Dublin: 11°C

# Summer Time

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2022
# Summer Time
Ireland underage 'keeper joins Shamrock Rovers as club's second WNL signing
Summer Lawless follows Áine O’Gorman to the Hoops from Peamount United.
# Summer Time
Leeds come from 3-1 down to win seven-goal thriller against Bournemouth
There was drama at the City Ground as well as Nottingham Forest nicked a draw against Brentford with 96th-minute OG.
All time
# Have your say
Poll: Have you been affected by the ban on large gatherings this summer?
The government advised local authorities not to issue licences for events of more than 5,000 attendees.
# stop the clock
Morocco to keep summer time year round
The North African state was due to switch to winter time on Sunday.
# Summer Time
Has time run out on turning the clocks back? Irish public asked to say what they want to happen
Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced a public consultation on the issue which will run until 30 November 2018.
# time lords
Goodbye winter time? The EU is to recommend that the clocks should not change anymore
Member states will be able to make their own decision on the time change.
# Be prepared
Do you work indoors? Here's why you need to be wary of the sun - even when it's cloudy out
People are being warned that their skin can still be damaged on cloudy days.
# Summer Time
Rory O'Carroll, Ger Brennan and 13 other Gaelic footballers who've left for America this summer
O’Carroll had announced he was moving to New Zealand, but it appears he’ll be lining out in Chicago this summer.
# West Cork
15 spectacular photos that show Inchydoney is the best beach in Ireland
Beaut.
# town show
14 things you definitely saw at your local agricultural show every summer
Award-winning cattle.
# sponsored
Open thread: Now that summer's here - have your eating habits changed?
Dare we ask about your exercise habits too?
# Your Say
Poll: Should Ireland stay in summer, winter – or change time zone altogether?
Russia turned the clock back for the last time today.
# May day May day
Tomorrow is officially the first day of summer
It is in Ireland, anyway.
# Summer Time
Today and yesterday were hottest days of the year (so far)
It has just officially reached 29.5 degrees in Roscommon.
# Leinster House
Oireachtas agenda: Brighter Evenings Bill and birdwatchers
The first Friday of every month always sees some extra action in the Dáil and committees – and it’s an apt time to start speaking about Irish summer time hours. Is it an outdated thing to be putting the clocks back and forth?
# water safety
A child can drown in seconds in as little as an inch of water
Tips to ensure your children stay safe near water this summer.
# Your Say
Poll: Is the bad Irish weather making you consider a summer holiday abroad?
Met Éireann has warned that warmer weather is still some time off, so a staycation could be a chilly prospect.
# Time Travel
IMPORTANT REMINDER: We're all getting less sleep tonight
Get to bed early because the clocks will go forward one hour at 1am.
# Your Say
Poll: Should Ireland abandon Winter Time - or change time zone altogether?
The government’s shelved any investigation into whether we should change – so we wonder what you think.
# Time zones
Ireland shelves investigation on whether to switch time zones
Britain has put proposals to keep its clocks an hour forward on ice – and Alan Shatter says he’s doing so too.
# Winter Time
Remember: the clocks went back at 2am this morning
# travel tips
Going on holliers? Here's how to get through an airport as quickly as possible
You’re so close to your holiday that you can almost taste it – but there’s just the airport to get through first…
# scorchio
Irish Cancer Society: You don't have to get sunburned to get skin cancer...
… but it helps
# Summer Time
No plans to change daylight saving time system, says Shatter
However, if the UK move forward with it, the Government will review the issue.
# Winter Time
Don't forget - the clocks go back tonight
The clocks change in the early hours of Sunday 30 October – going back one hour at 2am.
# Clocks
Ireland won’t scrap Summer Time – unless we get EU support
Alan Shatter tells the Dáil that Ireland would need the approval of all 27 EU members if it wanted to keep the clocks forward.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Sunday
Catch up on the day’s main news, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed earlier.
# Your Say
Poll: Should we stay on Summer Time for good?
Some people reckon keeping the extra hour of daylight would save electricity. Should we keep summer time forever?
# Clocks
Did you set your clocks forward this morning?
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Saturday
Catch up on the day’s main news, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed earlier.
# Summer Time
Clocks go forward - that's one hour less in bed tomorrow
The switch to ‘summer time’ happens early tomorrow morning.