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Is The Clock Ticking For Daylight Savings?

How do you feel about the clocks changing twice a year? It could all be coming to an end soon, as th...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:53 PM - 5 Mar 2019



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Is The Clock Ticking For Daylight Savings?

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:53 PM - 5 Mar 2019

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How do you feel about the clocks changing twice a year?

It could all be coming to an end soon, as the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee has backed plans to end the biannual clock change from 2021.

Under the new proposal, the last Sunday in March 2021 could be the last clock change for EU countries that decide to permanently keep their summer time.

Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune and Harold Kingston, a dairy farmer from Cork and chairperson of the Irish Farmers Association, joined us to discuss whether or not this would be a good idea.

Is The Clock Ticking For Daylight Savings?

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