Madam, - Last week in a large, central Dublin hotel the charge for a pot of tea for two was €8.20. This for some tea leaves and hot water! Two sandwiches cost €15 and with a €3.07 service charge, the total bill was €26.27.
In the bar, a pint of Guinness was €4.80, a single Irish whiskey was €4.10 and a baby mixer was €2.30. A bottle of wine, available retail at €17.71, cost €46 (€40 plus €6 service charge).
Some American tourists were heard saying how horrified they were at the Irish prices and that they would certainly not return.
Will it all end in catastrophe when the bubble bursts? - Yours, etc,
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B. O'FLYNN,
Whiterock Road,
Beaumore,
Drogheda.