It promises to become one of the great road trips on the planet… while also providing a major boost for tourism along Ireland’s western seaboard.

Plans by one of the largest hotels in New York to end room service could spur Irish hoteliers to do the same in order to improve profits, according to the Irish Hotels Federation.

Couples who booked their wedding receptions at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa in Limerick were told yesterday their bookings were safe, after the hotel entered receivership.