Dunmore East

It's a thumbs-up to seaside yoga from Francis Brennan but he is less impressed by a plastic 'hen house' lodge prototype in Co Waterford.

Golf has always been an attraction that draws guests to the area and Alan and Grace choose to focus on another outdoor activity by offering yoga classes. Alan and Grance hoped to have the lodges up and running by summer 2021, but in April that year, they eventually learn that their planning application is unsuccessful. They focus on revamping the bar and restaurant and adding a coffee shop which is very popular, particularly at weekends. “It’s the furthest thing from a lodge that you’d ever see and it’s also plastic,” he tells John over the phone. “Coastal planning is always a problem,” Francis adds, predicting John’s hair will be grey by the time they’re finished. Francis is impressed with their family-focused caravan site, however, and recalls his own rather Father Ted-esque summer holidays as a child in his aunt’s caravan.