Adare: Off to a fresh start

1826, Adare, Co Limerick; tel: [phone], 1826adare.ie

ADARE is one of those pretty places that has to walk the tightrope between realising its tourism potential and destroying the very quality or atmosphere that attracts tourists.

At a time when competition was never more cut-throat or visitors more fickle, this is a real, everyday challenge for what might be loosely described as heritage destinations.