Two time zones in Ireland after Brexit

01-09-2018 11:20AM #1

After hearing the news yesterday that the EU are planning to scrap the twice yearly changing of the clock, could it be possible that we could be faced with a situation where there will be two different time zones in Ireland. The UK may elect to stay with the system of daylight saving time which will mean that we will be either an hour ahead or behind Northern Ireland. This is hardly going to work?

wexie · 01-09-2018 11:23AM

Deleted User wrote: »

This is hardly going to work?

Why not?

01-09-2018 11:25AM

wexie wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

This is hardly going to work?

Why not?

Common sense should prevail on that issue surely

wexie · 01-09-2018 11:28AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Common sense should prevail on that issue surely

I don't know, I'd like to think so, but let's not make it sound like having 2 different timezones is somehow going to lead to the end of civilization.

It might be a bit awkward but people would get used to it quick enough.

It's not like it's not being done anywhere else in the world and I don't believe it's lead to any major problems elsewhere?

Franz Von Peppercorn · 01-09-2018 11:28AM

There are obviously people close to the edge of time zones all over the world, although countries like China try and limit them.

Not much hassle. Just know there’s a difference.

TheValeyard · 01-09-2018 11:29AM

Ah were always ahead of the North anyhow.

Collie D · 01-09-2018 11:29AM

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Common sense should prevail on that issue surely

I don't know. Certain sections of society in the north are a few centuries behind so an hour either way won't bother them

The Rape of Lucretia · 01-09-2018 11:33AM

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Ah were always ahead of the North anyhow.

We will definitely be ahead of them if we do the sensible thing and use it to also move to European time.

RiderOnTheStorm · 01-09-2018 11:33AM

The EU are not planning on scrapping changing the clocks. They said that they are thinking about letting each country decide if they want it or not.

I think the change ofthe hour each year is great. We cant change the rising or setting of the sun, but if we all pretend its an hour earlier/later then sure things will be grand!

PS - OP.....cool avitar pic!

joeysoap · 01-09-2018 11:37AM

UK will still be in EU when/if it happens.

Can’t see them reverting back in Oct, if nobody else does. UK government will claim it as a benefit dividend anyway . :rolleyes:

biko · 01-09-2018 11:40AM

If only there was a way that Ireland could make these decisions on our own without faceless unelected bureaucrats making them for us.

If this would have been possible we could adapt to what is best for the island, not what's best for the continent.

Just a daring thought...

joeysoap · 01-09-2018 11:42AM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

We will definitely be ahead of them if we do the sensible thing and use it to also move to European time.

European time????

Spain an Portugal have different times.

Canary island have different time to Spain.

But in general I know what you mean, wouldn’t work though, we’re too far west of say Germany and Sweden to be in same time zone.

USA has 4 main time zones.

artanevilla · 01-09-2018 11:44AM

We are about 80 years ahead of the six already sure.

Sardine · 01-09-2018 11:46AM

Who cares? It’s a kip. I hate being reminded it even exists.

01-09-2018 11:46AM

wexie wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

This is hardly going to work?

Why not?

It seems a bit absurd that on a small island like Ireland, we will have 1.5 million people living in a different time zone to everyone else.

I could effect very simple things like people being late for flights, appointments etc. Business opening and closing hours could be an issue for people from the other side of the border, and cell phones would be affected. A person's cell phone could be automatically updated to a different time if they came close to an antenna on the other side of the border.

On a positive note you could have an extra hours drinking by popping over the border to which ever side is an hour behind. You could also ring in the new year twice.

The Rape of Lucretia · 01-09-2018 11:47AM

joeysoap wrote: »

wouldn’t work though, we’re too far west of say Germany and Sweden to be in same time zone.

USA has 4 main time zones.

Ireland-Germany/Sweden is less of a span than within all of the individual 4 USA time zones.

El_Duderino 09 · 01-09-2018 11:48AM

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

There are obviously people close to the edge of time zones all over the world, although countries like China try and limit them.

Not much hassle. Just know there’s a difference.

This is it. There are time zones within countries. Some are full hour time zones snd other are half hour zones. It would be grand.

People would just have to do exact the same things as everyone who lives near a time zone change.

It would be a change, not a problem

01-09-2018 11:48AM

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

PS - OP.....cool avitar pic!

snap!

xabi · 01-09-2018 11:49AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

After hearing the news yesterday that the EU are planning to scrap the twice yearly changing of the clock, could it be possible that we could be faced with a situation where there will be two different time zones in Ireland. The UK may elect to stay with the system of daylight saving time which will mean that we will be either an hour ahead or behind Northern Ireland. This is hardly going to work?

We wouldn’t ever be ahead, they would be one hour behind us from November to end of March. And on same time zone the rest of the time.

El_Duderino 09 · 01-09-2018 11:50AM

biko wrote: »

If only there was a way that Ireland could make these decisions on our own without faceless unelected bureaucrats making them for us.

If this would have been possible we could adapt to what is best for the island, not what's best for the continent.

Just a daring thought...

That’s exactly what the eu is proposing. Allow each country to choose.

Even when the EU is right, they’re wrong.

01-09-2018 11:50AM

xabi wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

After hearing the news yesterday that the EU are planning to scrap the twice yearly changing of the clock, could it be possible that we could be faced with a situation where there will be two different time zones in Ireland. The UK may elect to stay with the system of daylight saving time which will mean that we will be either an hour ahead or behind Northern Ireland. This is hardly going to work?

We wouldn’t ever be ahead, they would be one hour behind us from November to end of March. And on same time zone the rest of the time.

thanks, I didn't think it through before I posted

Franz Von Peppercorn · 01-09-2018 11:52AM

joeysoap wrote: »

European time????

Spain an Portugal have different times.

Canary island have different time to Spain.

But in general I know what you mean, wouldn’t work though, we’re too far west of say Germany and Sweden to be in same time zone.

USA has 4 main time zones.

China has 1 time zone. Portugal is a strange outlier since the Spanish Atlantic coast is as far west as the Portuguese Atlantic coast and both have a different time zone.

That central time zone goes to the eastern polish border.

But it wouldn’t work for us as it would be double summer time all year round.

Kolido · 01-09-2018 11:53AM

China I believe has 1 time zone. They share a border with India and time difference is 2.5 hours.
It would be strange having 2 time zones here.

01-09-2018 11:53AM

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

biko wrote: »

If only there was a way that Ireland could make these decisions on our own without faceless unelected bureaucrats making them for us.

If this would have been possible we could adapt to what is best for the island, not what's best for the continent.

Just a daring thought...

That’s exactly what the eu is proposing. Allow each country to choose.

Even when the EU is right, they’re wrong.

so in that case, it would be common sense for Ireland to choose against scraping the daylight changing system because of the issue with NI.

cdeb · 01-09-2018 11:55AM

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

The EU are not planning on scrapping changing the clocks. They said that they are thinking about letting each country decide if they want it or not.

No, they've finished that and the recommendation is to scrap it.

80% in favour apparently. I agree with you on keeping it though. Dark until 9:30am in the winters would be just wrong.

Donnielighto · 01-09-2018 11:58AM

How will this affect champions league scheduling is my worry.

El_Duderino 09 · 01-09-2018 11:58AM

Deleted User wrote: »

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

That’s exactly what the eu is proposing. Allow each country to choose.

Even when the EU is right, they’re wrong.

so in that case, it would be common sense for Ireland to choose against scraping the daylight changing system because of the issue with NI.

What issue? Being an out out from them for 5 months of the year?

I have faith in the Irish people that we can adapt

cfuserkildare · 01-09-2018 11:59AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

After hearing the news yesterday that the EU are planning to scrap the twice yearly changing of the clock, could it be possible that we could be faced with a situation where there will be two different time zones in Ireland. The UK may elect to stay with the system of daylight saving time which will mean that we will be either an hour ahead or behind Northern Ireland. This is hardly going to work?

As someone else commented on a different post,

They must have solved all the immigration problems and all the other issues we are facing if there is Time to concern themselves with Clocks!!!

Franz Von Peppercorn · 01-09-2018 12:00PM

Maybe they can do two things at once.

joeysoap · 01-09-2018 12:01PM

Here’s a funny one. Arizona doesn’t change the hour from to summer to winter and vice versa.

And haven’t for the last 10 years.

Arizona's time zone is Mountain Standard Time (MST). In the Greater Phoenix area we never change our clocks, since Arizona does not participate in Daylight Saving Time.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 01-09-2018 12:01PM

joeysoap wrote: »

European time????

Spain an Portugal have different times.

Canary island have different time to Spain.

But in general I know what you mean, wouldn’t work though, we’re too far west of say Germany and Sweden to be in same time zone.

USA has 4 main time zones.

Your talking about time zones not DST. Time zones will still exist and we’ll still be an hour behind Germany etc we just won’t be adjusting clocks twice a year.

Two time zones in Ireland after Brexit

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