It was World Sleep Day yesterday but for Ireland’s ‘3am club’, who suffer from insomnia and other sleep problems, there wasn’t much shut eye to be had. The problem of broken sleep is nothing new for Ireland’s night owls. One in five of us will suffer with sleep difficulties at some point in their lives but the Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to increased incidences of troubled sleep patterns which some victims have dubbed ‘Coronasomnia’. The recent AGM of the Irish Sleep Society heard of a significant increase in the number of referrals since the start of the pandemic. Mr Kelly maintains the seasonal clock change has “outlived its usefulness” and puts additional pressures on farmers and those with mental health difficulties.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2021 02:36 UTC