Ryder Cup - Rip-off bogeyman haunts event

HUMAN nature being what it is, some people will invariably try to cash in on the Ryder Cup when it opens at the K Club in Co Kildare this September.

Aware of the risk, tourism chiefs have called on businesses not to unfairly jack up prices for visitors attending the world’s most prestigious golf tournament.

No doubt, if the price of a pint is hiked up, or the cost of accommodation, transport, restaurants and other services increased, it will make headlines for visiting journalists. The last thing Ireland needs is that its unenviable reputation as the rip-off centre of Europe be paraded before a global audience.