Kerry's Ballybunion Golf Hotel blames asylum seeker rumour for closure

The proprietor of a Kerry hotel which is set to close has cited speculation that the venue was to house asylum seekers as one of the reasons it has gone out of business.

Michael Carr, owner of the Ballybunion Golf Hotel, yesterday announced that the hotel is to close with the loss of some 80 jobs.

In a statement on the hotel’s Facebook page, management blamed “a lack of Fáilte Ireland support and no independent tourism organisation in Ballybunion” as the main reason for the hotel closure.