Rip-off Ireland’s service with a sour puss at crazy prices will not cut it

What Ireland has is vibrancy... But business needs to be minded, or it will go elsewhere again, writes Gerard Howlin

Josie Clarke is a hero of mine. Ceaderwood, her B&B in Castletown Geoghegan, oozes character, like the woman herself.

She can give master classes in performing the céad míle fáilte. Tea and scones on arrival complement the chat of a warm welcome. A room at the right price and a full Irish breakfast to warm the heart and harden the arteries. What’s not to like? It’s distinctively Irish, and it’s very local.