Michigan Time. Michigan is in the Eastern Time Zone in the United States of America (USA). Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5).
The island of Ireland covers 84,431 square kilometers (32,599 square miles). At its widest the island is about 280 km (174 mi). At its longest (north-south) it is 486 km (302 mi). The island includes the Republic of Ireland (70,283 sq km/27,136 sq mi) and Northern Ireland (14,148 sq km/5463 sq mi). Ireland shaded in green.
Today, the island of Ireland is split between two countries: 1  The Republic of Ireland is five sixths (83%) of the island.  Northern Ireland is the remaining one sixth (17%) of the island and is part of the United Kingdom.