Kimye enjoy secluded Irish honeymoon

They held hands while enjoying romantic walks around the secluded grounds of a luxury castle and a country house. They even bought two large popcorns on two trips to the cinema.

And, with the exception of a few grainy mobile phone photographs outside a cinema in Portlaoise, and a glimpse of their Mercedes arriving at Cork Airport, the world’s most talked-about newlyweds, rapper Kanye West and reality TV star Kim Kardashian, collectively known as ‘Kimye’, did it all without intrusion.

It’s just one of the reasons Ireland’s tourism chiefs are hoping that Ireland could cash in on the Kimye effect.