As the clocks go forward, Waterford group set to change the hands of 600 timepieces

The museum of clocks in Waterford city opened four years ago, and since then, the changing of the clocks twice a year 'has become a bit of a ritual'

Rosemary Ryan, curator, at the Irish Museum of Time in Waterford City. Pictures: Patrick Browne

Time waits for no man and in Waterford a dedicated group of clock-watchers are getting ready to spring into action and change the hands of 600 timepieces on Sunday.

What's worse is they won't even get an extra hour in bed as the clocks are set to ‘spring forward’ one hour.