A clock change is on the way for Ireland next month. People are set to get an extra hour in bed, as well as brighter mornings.
Ireland's recent spell of gloomy weather is a clear signal that summer has come to an end, and winter is just around the corner. With the days getting shorter and darker evenings starting to creep in, a clock change is on the way.
For anyone that uses a smartphone, it will automatically update with the correct time, however clocks will need to be manually updated. In America and Canada, daylight saving time starts at 2am on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday in November, while in Australia, the clocks go forward on the first Sunday in April and go back on the first Sunday in October.Why do the clocks change? Since the 18th century, DST has been used to save energy and the change was made law in order to make the best of natural light as the earth travels around the sun.
In 2019, the European Parliament voted to scrap Daylight Saving Time permanently. It came after a poll of 4.6 million EU citizens showed strong support for getting rid of it.
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