The situation is a little different in Ireland: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/hours_of_work/rest_periods_and_

The situation is a little different in Ireland: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/hours_of_work/rest_periods_and_breaks.html http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_r... I work from 10am to 7pm, with an unpaid lunch break at 1pm. That's considered and 8-hour working day here.