Ireland working hours

The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (OWTA) provides the maximum average working week is 48 hours, subject to certain exceptions. The average work hours may be taken over a four- (most common), six- or 12-month period (this is exceptional and applies to the security industry, hospitals, prisons, gas/electricity, airport/docks, agriculture and employees in businesses which have peak periods at certain times of the year such as tourism).