donno about that, my friends in ireland always seem to be at work at 7 or 8 in the evening, granted they start at 9, not 7, but they all seem to put in long days.
note that the Irish lead Europe in yet another category!!
I don't consider Ireland as legitimately part of Europe. (wink, wink) Take a look at any of the higher unemployment countries, they have lots of vacation days, mandated quite times, etc.