The co-owner with his brother, John, of Kenmare’s five-star Park Hotel knows how to treat people and how to be treated. He has put his wisdom into a book and Claire O’Sullivan picked out some gems.

Celebrity hotelier John Brennan looks set to see his dream of developing a luxurious, safari-style camping park in Kerry come true after An Bord Pleanála withdrew an appeal.

Hotelier John Brennan has been warned by Kerry County Council not to develop a luxury camping and caravan park on the grounds of a 19th century manor hotel, near Kenmare, until an appeal to An Bord Pleanála is finalised.