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Clocks go back weekend of 26/27 October 2013
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, as the Minister with responsibility for Time, would like to remind the general public that ‘Winter Time’ will commence at 1:00 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on Sunday 27 October, 2013. Clocks, watches and all other time sensitive equipment and gizmos should be put back one hour at that time.
The Minister urges the public whilst enjoying this traditional shift in time to use the extra hour wisely and to make the most of the 27 October 2013 which is in fact the only 25 hour day in the year.
Minister Shatter said “It is timely that we make the most of this annual return to where we were, and not let this extra hour pass us by unacknowledged.”
The Minister said concluding 'Carpe Horam.'*
It should be noted that winter time will end at 1:00 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on Sunday 30 March, 2014.
*Carpe Horam - Seize the Hour.