Meeting time
Best time to meet: Dublin and Abu Dhabi
Dublin is 4 hours behind Abu Dhabi right now. Their working days overlap for 4 hours: 9 AM to 1 PM in Dublin, which is 1 PM to 5 PM in Abu Dhabi. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Dublin (2 PM in Abu Dhabi).
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Dublin time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Dublin | Abu Dhabi | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 10 AM | Abu Dhabi at work |
| 7 AM | 11 AM | Abu Dhabi at work |
| 8 AM | 12 PM | Abu Dhabi at work |
| 9 AM | 1 PM | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 2 PM | Easiest time |
| 11 AM | 3 PM | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 4 PM | Both at work |
| 1 PM | 5 PM | Dublin at work |
| 2 PM | 6 PM | Dublin at work |
| 3 PM | 7 PM | Dublin at work |
| 4 PM | 8 PM | Dublin at work |
| 5 PM | 9 PM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 11 PM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 12 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 1 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 2 AM next day | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Dublin is | Both at work (Dublin time) | Easiest (Dublin / Abu Dhabi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 28, 2027 | 4 hours behind | 9 AM–1 PM (4 hours) | 10 AM / 2 PM |
| March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027 clocks in Dublin go forward | 3 hours behind | 9 AM–2 PM (5 hours) | 10:30 AM / 1:30 PM |
| October 31, 2027 onward clocks in Dublin go back | 4 hours behind | 9 AM–1 PM (4 hours) | 10 AM / 2 PM |
Dublin keeps the same clock as London; Abu Dhabi keeps the same clock as Dubai.
Questions people ask
1 PM in Abu Dhabi, while Dublin is 4 hours behind.
10 AM in Dublin, which is 2 PM in Abu Dhabi. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 1 PM Dublin time.
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
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