Dáil daylight robbery

Daylight robbery topped the bill in the Dáil yesterday as TDs discussed the prospect of the country coming out of darkness and shedding a little more light on daily life.

With Ireland’s axis now closer to Brussels than Boston, the Brighter Evenings Bill tabled by Labour TD Tommy Broughan could have a significant impact.

According to Sinn Féin TD Michael Colreavy’s erudite contribution, time to Aristotle was “the most unknown of all unknown things”. He reminded the House that from 1880 until 1916 Ireland operated on a different time zone to Britain called “Dublin time” in line with Dunsink Observatory.