The hotelier stepped away from running the The Park Hotel in Kenmare after four decades last November - but he has no plans to slow down and he is as busy as ever
For 42 years Francis Brennan ran The Park Hotel in Kenmare. After turning 70 in November, the hotelier and TV personality sold the property and retired from the hospitality industry.He’s currently filming a new series of RTÉ’s At Your Service, he’s the Age Friendly Ireland ambassador for Kerry and he has plans to travel the world.
Read more: Francis Brennan opens up on his relationship status saying “I know what I am” Francis told RSVP Magazine: "I retired in November and I don’t know how I ran a hotel before because I’m so busy all the time."I was in Dublin Airport with Aer Lingus for a project, I was in Slane for the Inaugural Age Friendly Ambassadors’ Day and then I was back to Kerry. I had a golf event at the weekend then, so it’s never dull."He said: "I don’t ever allow myself not to be busy because I’ve always been busy. I’m always going somewhere." Francis is enjoying being away from the hotel, and while he still lives on the grounds he has completely stepped away from the day to day running. He said: "I was 42 years in The Park Hotel and 47 years in the hotel business. I’ve left the hotel, that’s it. "I still live in the grounds of the hotel, there’s an apartment block of 18 apartments. I go over every second day to collect my post, but I don’t dilly-dally. I just say 'Hi girls' and I walk in and walk out." The RTÉ star added: "The changes are interesting. Brian, the gentleman who bought the hotel, has a lot of modern art from Scully, Picasso and other famous names. He has hung the art on the walls of the hotel and it’s completely different. "We were Victorian before and the change is quite fresh. You can go around and look at the art and he has the history of the work displayed so you can read all about that."He said: "We were filming last month in Glengarriff and we have two more shows to finish. We have four episodes coming in September."Francis said: "I’d enjoy working on anything. I’m having meetings about doing a new travel show and that’s progressing. These things take time." A number of "celebrity" names have gone into politics in recent months, including Gráinne Seoige and Nina Carberry. He said: "I’ve been asked to get into politics, but I’m not interested. I always vote, but I won’t be running for elections myself. To read the full interview with Francis Brennan and to see the fabulous pictures pick up the latest issue of RSVP Magazine.
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