Ireland moved from Irish Summer Time to winter time at 02:00 on Sunday, 26 October, when clocks were put back one hour. Long-distance operator Citylink rescheduled all post-midnight departures from Cork, Galway, Limerick and Castlebar to operate on the new winter time, while retaining ‘old time’ for services leaving Dublin Airport, a measure designed to protect tight airline connections.
Ahead of the change, the Road Safety Authority issued an urgent appeal to motorists to switch on lights earlier, check bulbs and watch for vulnerable road users during darker evenings. Gardaí simultaneously launched an enforcement blitz on non-compliant registration plates.
For mobility teams, the bi-annual clock shift remains a live duty-of-care concern. Employers running night shifts or time-critical logistics had to adjust rosters, pay brackets and tachograph reporting to avoid inadvertent breaches of the Working Time Act. Travel-managers advised staff transiting through multiple time zones to double-check flight itineraries generated before 26 October.
The European Parliament has signalled its intention to abolish seasonal clock changes across the EU, but Ireland aligned with the UK has so far opposed fixed-time proposals, arguing they could create a one-hour border time difference on the island.
Ahead of the change, the Road Safety Authority issued an urgent appeal to motorists to switch on lights earlier, check bulbs and watch for vulnerable road users during darker evenings. Gardaí simultaneously launched an enforcement blitz on non-compliant registration plates.
For mobility teams, the bi-annual clock shift remains a live duty-of-care concern. Employers running night shifts or time-critical logistics had to adjust rosters, pay brackets and tachograph reporting to avoid inadvertent breaches of the Working Time Act. Travel-managers advised staff transiting through multiple time zones to double-check flight itineraries generated before 26 October.
The European Parliament has signalled its intention to abolish seasonal clock changes across the EU, but Ireland aligned with the UK has so far opposed fixed-time proposals, arguing they could create a one-hour border time difference on the island.
