Date and time notation in Republic of Ireland

Date and time notation in Republic of Ireland

Date

In Ireland, the date is written in the order "day month year", with the separator as a slash, dot, hyphen, or just left blank. Years can be written with two or four digits. Examples:

  • 31/12/1992 or 31/12/92;
  • 31.12.1992 or 31.12.92;
  • 31-12-1992 or 31-12-92;
  • 31 12 1992 or 31 12 92;

"31 December 1992" is also used, or in Irish "31 Nollaig 1992".

When dates are spoken, they are generally given in "day month year" order: "the 31st of December 1992".

The week is generally considered to begin on Monday in Ireland (Sunday being "the seventh day"), although some people consider the week to start on a Sunday.

Time

The 24-hour notation is more commonly used in text (e.g., timetables, newspapers, etc.) and is written "14:05" or "14.05". Whenever 12-hour notation is used, it is written the same way, as "2:05PM" or "2.05PM". "AM" or "PM" can be written as either "AM/PM", "A.M./P.M.", "A.M/P.M", "am/pm", "a.m./p.m.", or "a.m/p.m". It can be written directly after the time (e.g., 2:05PM) or one space after (e.g., 2:05 PM).

When talking about the time, it is usually said in traditional 12-hour format.

Examples:

  • 14:00 is said as "two o'clock", "two", or "two (o'clock) in the afternoon". In Irish it is "a dó a chlog".
  • 14:01 - 14:14 and 14:16 - 14:29 is said as "... past two". In Irish it is "... tar éis a dó".
  • 14:15 is said as "a quarter past two". In Irish it is "ceathrú tar éis a dó".
  • 14:30 is said as "half past two" or "half two". In Irish it is "leathuair tar éis a dó".
  • 14:31 - 14:44 and 14:46 - 14:59 is said as "... to three". In Irish it is "... chun a trí".
  • 14:45 is said as "a quarter to three". In Irish it is "ceathrú chun a trí".

In addition to this, the system of saying the exact time (e.g., 14:55 is said as "fourteen fifty-five") is also widely used.

People in Ireland commonly use both systems of time.


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