John Brennan: 'Turbulent times are the times to make business decisions'

The Kenmare hotelier and his brother Francis have expansion plans for South Kerry

Hotelier John Brennan outside the Lansdowne Hotel which he has acquired with his brother Francis. Picture: Don MacMonagle

"There are things thrown at our industry every five years, you just have to roll with it."

Hotelier John Brennan is referring to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on Irish tourism. While he admits there has been nothing like the public health emergency we have witnessed over the past 10 months, he said their industry has faced major incidents in the past giving examples of the bombing in Enniskillen and 9/11, events that severely impacted Ireland's tourism industry.