Letters to the Editor: Summer time and the livin' is easy... 

The days are getting longer, today is the spring equinox, and the clocks spring forward next week. For one reader, the extra daylight can't come soon enough

Billy Ryle says he can't wait to spend more time on the Tralee/Fenit greenway, and enjoy a summer of (hopefully successful) sporting encounters. Picture: iStock

Despite suffering from cabin fever during last week’s torrential downpour, I’m confident that today’s spring equinox will herald a warm, bright, and dry season. At equinox, the sun shines directly on the equator. Daylight and darkness there are almost equal at 12 hours each. The classic jazz song ‘Summertime’ reminds us that in summertime, the “livin’ is easy”.

Let’s hope so because summer time begins at 1am on Sunday, March 31, when the clocks go forward by one hour.