Atlantic Whale and Wildlife Tours operators are navigating high food and fuel costs

A key measure in the budget was Michael McGrath’s decision to defer the final tranche of fuel excise increases which were due to happen at the end of this month

‘It’s very hard to know what people’s cut-off point is,’ says Patricia Gannon of soaring prices. She and her husband Mark Gannon run a B&B and offer sea-angling and whale-watching tours in West Cork.  Picture: Martin Walsh

Soaring food and fuel prices were the main challenges this year for husband and wife Mark and Patricia Gannon, at the helm of a three-tiered hospitality and tourism business in West Cork.

Mr and Mrs Gannon operate the Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre, Woodpoint House B&B, and Atlantic Whale & Wildlife Tours.