Adare, Limerick: Huge growth in visitors to heritage hotspot
The huge growth in visitor numbers to the heritage village of Adare over the past two years, can, according to the local hoteliers, be attributed also to three critical factors: Shannon Airport, Shannon Airport, Shannon Airport.
Hotels have never been as busy. And a new arrival on the tourism scene, JP McManus has aleady injected extra glitz with a huge celebration night at his Adare Manor recently which attracted royalty, the rich and famous. He bought the five-star property for a reputed €30m and plans to spend as much again on a major upgrade of the hotel. This work is due to commence early in the new year and it is believed the long-term goal is to bring the Ryder Cup to Adare in 2022.
