Limerick’s big 2027 event will bring US visitors, golfing royalty and no shortage of fanfare – but at what cost?
JP McManus and his daughter Sue Ann Foley participate in the ceremonial putter handover at Bethpage Black last Sunday. Photo: Getty
Everyone back to our gaff. The Ryder Cup – or The Winona, as we’ve taken to calling it – is coming to town. Specifically, the lovely, freshly bypassed town of Adare. Boil the kettle, JP. And stick us down for a modest double in the east wing.
The impending Ballyhoo has already cost the Exchequer a small fortune, very soon to become a large fortune. The nearest viable accommodation is an Airbnb hen shed in Borris-in-Ossory for €900 a night.