We may be used to switching time zones when we go on our holidays but it wasn't long ago that Ireland went by an entirely different time to even the UK. There was just under a half an hour in the difference back in the late 1800s. 98FM's Emma Tyrrells poke to Mathematician David Malone from Maynooth University and David Fleming the National Standards Authority of Ireland’s National Timing Grid about Dublin Mean Time.

We may be used to switching time zones when we go on our holidays but it wasn't long ago that Ireland went by an entirely different time to even the UK. There was just under a half an hour in the difference back in the late 1800s. 98FM's Emma Tyrrells poke to Mathematician David Malone from Maynooth University and David Fleming the National Standards Authority of Ireland’s National Timing Grid about Dublin Mean Time.

We may be used to switching time zones when we go on our holidays but it wasn't long ago that Ireland went by an entirely different time to even the UK.&nbsp;There was just under a half an hour in the difference back in the late 1800s. 98FM's Emma Tyrrells poke to Mathematician David Malone from Maynooth University and David Fleming the National Standards Authority of Ireland’s National Timing Grid about Dublin Mean Time.

Did You Know About Dublin Mean Time?

Have you ever heard tales about Dublin or spotted an usual place name in the city and thought to yourself what's the backstory to that? The "Did You Know" series with Emma Tyrrell on 98FM will be delving into some of the weird and wonderful facts about our capital city, from wild wallaby colonies to bomb shelters and castles.&nbsp;

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Have you ever heard tales about Dublin or spotted an usual place name in the city and thought to yourself what's the backstory to that? The "Did You Know" series with Emma Tyrrell on 98FM will be delving into some of the weird and wonderful facts about our capital city, from wild wallaby colonies to bomb shelters and castles. 

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Did You Know About Dublin Mean Time?

Did You Know About Dublin Mean Time?