Try flying in the dark!
This time of year, in Ireland or the UK, the daylight is limited. Low sun, fog,
all kinds of hazards, to say nothing of crap weather. Which is why it really would be a good time to work on a night rating.... Couple of airfields near Oxford turn their lights on at night, for instance, Wycombe or Oxford, and provide night flying instruction. There must be several more in your area.
Actually must be safer flying at night this time of year. Oxford Airport keep the lights on until 10.30. I gained a night rating in power at Booker... and still remember flying a K13 glider with a lad having his first trial lesson, at Wycombe over the town. Warm air still rising, we were still airborne well after dark. No battery in the glider, but the instruments in the old glider glowed nicely at night. My Plan B was to land on the power side, which had the lights on! but I was actually able to see the ground well enough to land on the grass.
Unforgettable!