Peter 'Franc' Kelly: The Irish wedding industry is on its knees

The wedding planner and television presenter says that action needs to be taken in order to preserve the Irish wedding industry 

The wedding and event industry has suffered an immeasurable loss since March, says the wedding and event planner. Picture: Dan Linehan

"Tourism Ireland upset me personally the other day when I got a letter saying that I'm not a tourist business." 

Peter 'Franc' Kelly, wedding maestro and presenter of Say Yes To The Dress Ireland is calling from the convent he bought two years ago in Rosscarbery, Co Cork. Intended to be a tourist destination opening guests up to the wonder of West Cork, Kelly has spent the last number of months renovating the property himself, as the wedding industry slowed to an almost halt thanks to Covid-19.