IT was to be a palace fit for a former bishop, but now Bracken Lodge, just outside Wexford town, is on the market and the Diocese of Ferns stands to make a €30,000 profit on its sale.

OUR correspondent June Scannell (Irish Examiner letters, Nov 30) is perfectly correct to draw attention to ‘luxury hotel’ prices in Cork city. Imagine €9 for two scones and €6 for a pot of tea! In a suburban pub I was charged €2.25 for Ballygowan.