Cork hotel responds to 'reckless' comments by Fianna Fáil TD in Dáil

Nick and Grace Ryan, who have owned the hotel for the past 12 years, called the TD's comments "totally unacceptable and reckless".

The largest hotel in Youghal - the Walter Raleigh Hotel overlooking Green Park in Youghal. Picture: Howard Crowdy

The owners of a hotel in Youghal have criticised a local TD for comments made in the Dáil which they described as "unacceptable and reckless".

Speaking during a Dáil debate, Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East James O'Connor said that his local community had welcomed almost 1,000 Ukrainian refugees and spoke of the strain he believes it has put on services and supports in the Youghal area.