Ireland and Europe Set Clocks Back One Hour as Winter Time Begins
Dublin: On Sunday, October 27th, at 2:00 a.m., Ireland and other European countries will shift to winter time. The clocks will move back one hour, meaning 2:00 a.m. will become 1:00 a.m. This annual end to daylight saving time, which began on March 31st, will also mean an extra hour of work for those on night shifts tonight.
MEPs Call for End to Biannual Clock Changes
In Brussels, a group of 67 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), led by Irish MEP Seán Kelly, have sent a letter to the European Commission, urging the end of biannual clock changes across EU member states. The letter argues that frequent clock adjustments are unnecessary, outdated, and potentially harmful to public health and safety.
Research suggests that clock changes negatively affect sleep patterns and increase risks of heart attacks, strokes, and traffic accidents. This call to abolish time changes echoes a 2019 vote in the European Parliament in favour of ending the practice, though the proposal has yet to gain full approval from the European Council.
Public opinion surveys across Europe have shown strong support for ending the time change system. However, without complete EU member state agreement, the anticipated elimination of the winter-time adjustment has not been realised.
Impact on Global Time Differences
With the change to winter time, the time difference between Ireland and India will shift from four and a half hours to five and a half hours as clocks move back an hour on Sunday morning.
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