Retreat without restraint

IT is called the Hermitage - but it’s a classic misnomer. Andrew Carlos Clarke is not, never was and has no intention of ever being a hermit.

The larger-than-life estate agent with the lofty, throaty, smoker’s raspy laugh, burst on to the nation’s TV screens last summer when he featured in the RTE series, Kinsale Lives.

Now, Andrew’s bachelor pad in one of Kinsale’s most scenic settings is up for sale as he prepares to move lock, stock and Jamaica-themed home bar, back into town.