A GRAND STRETCH may be starting to appear in the evening, but it’s still snug season – beer gardens will just have to wait a while longer.

With that in mind, here is a selection of some of the cosiest snugs in the country.

1. Ah, the warming interiors of Neary’s on Chatham Street.

2. When there’s standing room only in Dick Mack’s…

3. A seat by the window in Galway’s Dew Drop Inn

4. The inviting snug in Bob’s Bar in Durrow

5. Birchall’s in Ranelagh might just be home to the most intimate snug in Dublin

6. The Swan on Dublin’s Aungier Street has stayed true to its Victorian roots.

7. Sean’s Pub in Athlone might be among the oldest in Ireland, but its snug is timeless.

 8. Getting a seat in the snug in An Spailpín Fánach in Cork is like winning the lottery.

 9. A quiet pint and book in The Palace on Fleet Street

10. Peering through the snug in popular Dingle haunt Curran’s like…

11. A pint of plain in the snug in Clarke’s, Drogheda.

12. The impossibly cute snug in the newly opened Pot Duggans in Ennistymon.

13. One of the many snugs in Doheny and Nesbitts.

14. A glimpse through the doorway of the snug in John Keogh’s, Galway

15.  The view inside The Greyhound, Kinsale.

16. The snug in Hargadon’s, Sligo. The sight of many a pint and chat.

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