IF A PR guru was talking-up artist Róisín O’Farrell’s latest showing, he or she could justifiably say it qualifies as a 10-star exhibition.

One of the country’s top hotels, the Aghadoe Heights in Kerry, has been sold to an international hotel investor.

IF A PR guru was talking-up artist Róisín O’Farrell’s latest showing, he or she could justifiably say it qualifies as a 10-star exhibition.

Hoping to surprise your loved one this Valentine’s Day? Pól Ó Conghaile suggests a raft of romantic breaks at home and abroad.

Do check out these hampers: Bandon-based Urru (www.urru.ie) and the magical Diva Boutique Bakery (www.divaboutiquebakery.com) has an online pop-up Christmas food shop;

Breaks this Easter include a sweets splurge, a courtyard picnic, two nights in a lakeside room, over-55s specials, a chocolatier masterclass and surfing, says Pól Ó Conghaile

One of the country’s best-known hoteliers, Jerry O’Reilly, is confident that bankers to his five-star hotel, the Aghadoe Heights in Killarney, will continue to roll up bank interest loan payments on the business.

You could call it a recipe for success.

Danske Bank has appointed a receiver to two property firms that Bernard McNamara resigned from as a director last year.

JAMES ARTHUR watched the closing stages of the British Open the same way you did.

A DISAPPOINTING level of bookings for July and August is adding to concerns about the 2005 tourism season among those in the industry in the South-West.