Matchmaker Willie hopes for bumper wedding year

Lisdoonvarna matchmaker Willie Daly is expecting a ‘bumper year’ for weddings among those attending the annual Lisdoonvarna matchmaking festival opening this weekend.

Matchmaking “for near on 50 years”, Willie said yesterday that the conditions are right for a bumper year for weddings for those looking for love at the festival “after a bumper harvest year for farmers”.

The month-long festival gets under way this weekend and is billed as Europe’s largest singles festival.