Up to 100 people have held a demonstration outside City Hall in Waterford in support of the Haven Hotel in Dunmore East.
It's after the local authority refused planning permission for the marquee in front of the hotel.
The marquee can seat up to 250 guests for weddings and other events.
Martine O'Dwyer is from Tir na nOg Bed & Breakfast in Dunmore
"The Haven Hotel is generating a lot of business in Dunmore.
"They're bringing a lot of tourists, a lot of families who are spending money in the village.
"People have to remember that five years ago there was no business, people were losing their homes and hotels in Dunmore.
"Now, we see an improvement in our income, we see shops and other industries opening like the fish shop in the harbour."
Barbara Hutchinson has lived in Dunmore East all her life and has great praise for the Kelly's who own the hotel.
"They do a fabulous job on the weddings, my own daughter got married this year and she had her wedding in the Haven.
"She lives in Abu Dhabi and a load of people came over for the wedding.
"They rented out holiday homes, stayed everywhere for over a week.
"That was great business for the village due to the wedding in the Haven."
