Timely reminder to put clocks and watches forward an hour tonight

It wasn't that long ago we were battling fierce storms and tonight we put the clocks forward.

And just like that . . . 1am on Sunday March 27, becomes 2am on Sunday March 27. If only everything in life was as simple.

The old adage of "Spring Forward, Fall (Autumn) back" is the easiest way to navigate the twice yearly phenomenon that is expected to be phased out in the years ahead.

Longford’s accomplished national medal winners

Three Longford competitors featured among the medals at the 90th National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois last September, with the focus firmly back on the Association’s ploughing roots.

Longford hurlers beat Leitrim and now face Fermanagh in the league final

Allianz National Hurling League Division 3B Semi-Final

The Longford hurlers produced their best performance this season to beat Leitrim by the wide margin of ten points in the National League Division 3B semi-final at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Saturday. 

It means that we get a extra stretch in the evening tomorrow evening, in terms of light and length of sunshine, but we pay for that sin, by getting an hour less in the leaba tomorrow morning.

Sunset was 6.57pm this evening. Tomorrow it will be 7.59pm and don't forget it is Mother's Day as well. 

And then we go through the same but opposite routine on October 30, 2022 with the clocks going back.

An current EU proposal to abolish daylight saving time changes that occur twice each year, has met with resistance from the Irish government as it could potentially see two different time zones on the island, north and south.