Francis Brennan: the Kerry hotelier making a career of being himself

Francis Brennan, Ireland’s favourite hotelier, talks about celebrity, the single life, and why a childhood disability means he will never do Dancing with the Stars. He had a cup of tea with Donal O’Keeffe

Francis Brennan

“I am a marketing person’s dream, because I interest everybody,” says Francis Brennan over tea in the Merrion Hotel in Dublin.

“From 12-years-of-age to 90, it’s unbelievable to me the number of people who want to talk to me. Teenagers tend to ask me the most interesting questions. The 14- and 15-year-olds.