Longer summer evenings are on the way as the clocks are set to go forward an hour at 1am Sunday morning as Daylight Saving Time kicks in.
The new time will remain in place until the clocks go back an hour again on Sunday, October 30.
This weekend will mark the shortest weekend of the year and warmest so far as Ireland enjoyed a mini-heatwave.
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People will be able to enjoy the sunshine into the evening tomorrow as a fine old stretch returns once again.
However, there won't be any need to change the time when you wake up, as most digital clocks on mobile phones will automatically update, meaning the hour difference shouldn't catch you out.
Under EU law, clocks in all member states must go back an hour on the last Sunday in October and go forward the last Sunday of March.
Iceland is the only exception to the rule as it observes the Western European time zone all year round.
In America and Canada, daylight saving time (DST) starts at 2am on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday in November, while in Australia, the clocks go forward on the first Sunday in April and go back on the first Sunday in October.
Countries such as China, Japan, and India, do not follow DST.
The change was made law to make the best of natural light as the earth travels around the sun.
As it is naturally darker during the winter, the time goes back, giving people an extra hour's sleep in bed and in summer, the clock goes forward to allow for longer evenings.
However, the whole concept may be scrapped eventually as on March 26, 2019, the European Parliament voted in favour of removing Daylight Saving Time permanently from 2021.
The decision was based on an EU-wide survey, which resulted in the majority of people opting to scrap the process.
The result of the survey, however, may have been skewed as 70 per cent of responses came from Germany, followed by France and Austria.
The last clock change was due to take place in Spring 2021, but the proposal was put on the back burner while the world coped with Covid-19.
Under the draft directive, member states would be able to choose whether to remain on "permanent summer" or "permanent winter" time.]
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