submissions to the consultation on seasonal clock changes. Seán Kelly, MEP, has been lobbying to end the bi-annual clock change in the EU, but is in favour of Ireland adopting year round summertime or Central European Time instead of its present, closer to solar time, Western European Time. Other laws Closing time in Irish public houses was half an hour later during summer time (23:30 instead of 23:00). In 2000, the closing time hours were simplified by removing summer/winter time changes. Between 1933 and 1961, lighting-up time was an hour before/after sunrise/sunset in summer-time, as opposed to half an hour in winter time. Since 1961, it has been half an hour in all cases. A similar change in the definition of night for aviation was made in 1967. IANA time zone database The IANA time zone database contains one zone for Ireland in the file zone.tab, named Europe/Dublin. References Time in Ireland