How to get your sleep back on track during shorter and hotter summer nights

With daylight stretching from 5am to 10pm and temperatures rising, many are struggling to drift off at night. The solution lies in managing your daily routine, writes Sharon Ní Chonchúir

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IT’S midsummer and there’s a stretch in the evenings. But that can also have a detrimental effect on our sleep. With the sun rising at 5am and not setting until 10pm, drifting off can be more difficult. We may wake up more often during the night. Or we may be woken much earlier than we would like.

A 2021 study by the University of Notre Dame in America shows that summer sleeplessness is a common problem.