When do clocks change in Ireland?
- Winter time and summer time
- When do clocks go forward?
- When do clocks go back?
- Proposed changes to summer and winter time
Winter time and summer time
Every winter, clocks go back one hour. They go forward one hour in spring. The clocks change at the same time in the EU.
Ireland has the same time as the UK and Portugal. This is one hour behind Central European Time, which is used in most of the EU.
When do clocks go forward?
Clocks go forward by one hour at 1am on the last Sunday of March. This means, at 1am the time on the clock is changed to 2am.
Date clocks go forward in Ireland:
- 30 March 2025
- 29 March 2026
When do clocks go back?
Clocks go back by one hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October. This means, at 2am the time on the clock is changed to 1am.
Dates clocks go back in Ireland:
- 26 October 2025
- 25 October 2026
Proposed changes to summer and winter time
In 2019, the European Parliament voted in favour of ending these seasonal time changes. EU institutions have not made progress on implementing the decision, and the European Commission has said that it does not plan to submit a new proposal on the matter to the Parliament. This means that no changes are expected to summer and winter time in the coming years.