Hoteliers accused of damaging country's reputation with high prices

The cheapest hotel in Dublin for one night during the first two weeks of July is €379, while a four-star hotel in Madrid was €120, and a four-star hotel in Lisbon €140.

Hoteliers have blamed high energy costs, supply shortages, and 'pent-up' demand for the soaring hotel prices that are "damaging Ireland's reputation internationally".

At the Oireachtas tourism committee on Wednesday, TDs from across the political spectrum lined up to castigate the hotel industry for the current cost of staying here.