The price is right: Why many top golf courses are offering incredible domestic deals

Summer green fees at the world famous Old Head would normally top out over €300, but now offers a special domestic rate until the middle of July of €130 a head.

From the Old Head to Royal Portrush and all points in between, Irish golf courses and resorts, even the top-shelf ones, are realistic enough to recognise that an unprecedented industry crisis demands both creative and pragmatic solutions.

In the matter of regaining footfall to the country’s magnificently-manicured links and parklands, the name of the game this summer is filling tee-times and slots — especially the heralded tracks that rely on overseas visitors for a healthy percentage of their annual income.