Irish Winter Time
In Ireland, the Standard Time (Amendment) Act, 1971 legally establishes Greenwich Mean Time (Western European Time) as a winter time period. Ireland reverts to Irish Standard Time during the summer months. This is the reverse of the practice of most countries in the EU, but provides the same end results.
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