Best overlap: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Johannesburg is 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Dublin.
Your shared working hours run 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Johannesburg (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Dublin). Scheduling is forgiving here: with 9 hours of overlap, a missed slot just means picking another one the same day. Just remember Dublin changes its clocks for daylight saving and Johannesburg doesn't, so confirm the overlap whenever the seasons turn.
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