YES, YES, YES, we had little or no summer.

Certainly, it didn’t feel like the Ireland we remember from childhood summer holidays (or perhaps, the childhood summers John Hinde postcards remember for us?)

That’s why we’ve been wallowing in the photographs Tourism Ireland have been cleverly percolating around their social media channels recently. Even better, visitors to their Facebook page have been uploading their own pictures of scenes from Ireland – take a look and be cheered.

It makes you want to staycate, doesn’t it? Presuming you can pick the same fine day the following photos were taken…