Kathryn Thomas, the television presenter and managing director of wellness business Pure Results, first visited Powerscourt Springs in Co Wicklow last summer. Ireland’s first health farm had just reopened after Adrienne Stewart and her mother Lorraine Sweeney invested significantly in renovating it after it had been closed for more than a decade. Thomas thought its setting on 38 acres in the Wicklow Hills would be a perfect location to run her health, fitness and wellness retreats. “I really fell in love with the place. There is lots of outdoor space and a big focus on food, so it ticked all…

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