Ireland Time Zone

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What time zone is it in Ireland?

Answer

Time zone in Ireland
Irish Time (GMT, UTC)

Daylight time is in force right now: UTC+1. Standard time is UTC.

Ireland keeps the same clock as the United Kingdom — GMT in winter, one hour ahead in summer, changed on the same dates — but its summer time has a name of its own: Irish Standard Time, abbreviated IST, the same three letters India Standard Time uses.

More about the zone: Irish Time.

Time Zone Facts

Time zone
Irish Time
Abbreviations
GMT / IST
Standard time
UTC
Daylight saving time
UTC+1
Clock changes
daylight time from March 29, 2026 and standard time from October 25, 2026
Daylight saving time in effect now
Yes

Time Difference

UTC
1 hour ahead
Eastern Time
5 hours ahead
Central Time
6 hours ahead
Mountain Time
7 hours ahead
Pacific Time
8 hours ahead
Moscow Time
MSK−3 in standard time, MSK−2 in daylight time

Current time in Ireland

UTC+1 — add 1 hour to UTC

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This reference shows what time zone a place is in: the name of the zone and its abbreviations, the UTC offset in standard and daylight time, whether the clocks change there and when, plus the difference from UTC, from the four US zones and from Moscow. For example, it can help you find out what time zone is it in Ireland? (The answer is: Irish Time (GMT, UTC)). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'Ireland') and hit the 'Find out' button.
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Time Zones: Countries

PlaceTime zone
AngolaUTC+1
ArgentinaUTC−3
ArmeniaUTC+4
AustraliaAustralian Eastern Time, Australian Central Time and Australian Western Time
BelarusUTC+3
BrazilUTC−2, Brasília Time, UTC−4 and UTC−5
CanadaNewfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time
ChinaUTC+8
ColombiaUTC−5
Czech RepublicCentral European Time
EgyptEastern European Time
FinlandEastern European Time
FranceCentral European Time
Georgia (country)UTC+4
GermanyCentral European Time
GreeceEastern European Time
IndiaIndia Standard Time
IndonesiaUTC+7, UTC+8 and UTC+9
IrelandIrish Time
IsraelIsrael Time
ItalyCentral European Time
JapanJapan Standard Time
JordanUTC+3
KazakhstanUTC+5
KyrgyzstanUTC+6
MalaysiaUTC+8
MexicoMexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time
MozambiqueUTC+2
NetherlandsCentral European Time
New ZealandNew Zealand Time
ParaguayUTC−3
PortugalWestern European Time and UTC−1
RussiaKaliningrad Time, Moscow Time, Samara Time, Yekaterinburg Time, Omsk Time, Krasnoyarsk Time, Irkutsk Time, Yakutsk Time, Vladivostok Time, Magadan Time and Kamchatka Time
SerbiaCentral European Time
South AfricaSouth Africa Standard Time
South KoreaKorea Standard Time
SpainCentral European Time and Western European Time
ThailandUTC+7
TurkeyUTC+3
UkraineEastern European Time

FAQ

What time zone is it in Ireland?

Time zone in Ireland Irish Time (GMT, UTC)

Is daylight saving time observed in Ireland?

Yes. This year the clocks there go to daylight time from March 29, 2026 and standard time from October 25, 2026.

What is the time difference in Ireland compared with UTC?

Right now the clock in Ireland is 1 hour ahead of UTC, and MSK−3 in standard time, MSK−2 in daylight time against Moscow Time.

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