Budget 2013 and its affect on one Irish town

NESTLED in the village of Glanworth, 10km from the North Cork town of Fermoy, lies the House of Franc.

Budget 2013 and its affect on one Irish town

Franc, aka Peter Kelly, is one of Fermoy’s most famous residents (remember, the town is also home to Riverdance legend, Michael Flatley).

But there are few national personalities who could attract such a steady stream of winter day trippers to a renovated mill house situated beside a 13th century castle in a remote part of rural Ireland; a location Franc describes as “a little gem”.

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