For time in Northern Ireland, see Time in the United Kingdom.
Time in Europe:
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Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
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Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Western European Summer Time / British Summer Time / Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)
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Central European Time (UTC+1)
Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
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Eastern European Time / Kaliningrad Time (UTC+2)
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Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
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Moscow Time / Turkey Time (UTC+3)
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Armenia Time / Azerbaijan Time / Georgia Time / Samara Time (UTC+4)
▉▉▉▉ Pale colours: Standard time observed all year ▉▉▉ Dark colours: Summer time observed
Ireland uses Irish Standard Time (IST, UTC+01:00; Irish: Am Caighdeánach Éireannach) in the summer months and Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00; Irish: Meán-Am Greenwich) in the winter period.[1] (Roughly two-thirds of the state is in the 7.5°W to 22.5°W sector, the other third is in the same sector as Greenwich: 7.5°E to 7.5°W.)
Although most of Ireland is located west of the 7.5°W meridian, thus belonging to -1 time zone, the Standard Time Act 1968 legally established that "the time for general purposes in the State (to be known as standard time) shall be one hour in advance of Greenwich mean time throughout the year".[2] This act was amended by the Standard Time (Amendment) Act 1971, which legally established Greenwich Mean Time as a winter time period.[1] Ireland therefore operates one hour behind standard time during the winter period, and reverts to standard time in the summer months. This is defined in contrast to the other states in the European Union, which operate one hour ahead of standard time during the summer period, but produces the same end result.
The instant of transition to and from daylight saving time is synchronised across Europe. In Ireland, winter time begins at 02:00 IST on the last Sunday in October (changing the clocks to 01:00 GMT), and ends at 01:00 GMT on the last Sunday in March (changing to 02:00 IST).[3][4]
The following table lists recent past and near-future starting and ending dates of Irish Standard Time or Irish Summer Time (use of DST beyond 2019 is under discussion, see below):
Year
Start
End
2021
28 March
31 October
2022
27 March
30 October
2023
26 March
29 October
2024
31 March
27 October
2025
30 March
26 October
2026
29 March
25 October
2027
28 March
31 October
2028
26 March
29 October
^ abStandard Time (Amendment) Act, 1971
^Standard Time Act, 1968
^"Topical Issue Debate – Daylight Saving Time". Dáil Debates. 26 October 2011. p. 19.
^"S.I. No. 506/2001 – Winter Time Order, 2001". 24 October 2001.
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