Politicians’ trip to rugby match costs taxpayer €2k

MORE than €2,000 of taxpayers’ money was spent on jetting the Taoiseach, Ceann Comhairle and two ministers from Dublin to Thomond Park in Limerick to see Munster take on the All Blacks.

Politicians’ trip to rugby match costs taxpayer €2k
Thu, 16 Apr, 2009 - 01:00

The opening match for the new stadium took place on a Tuesday evening in November within hours of questions to the Taoiseach in the Dáil.

This meant that Brian Cowen and Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue needed to travel on the Air Corps Lear Jet in order to make it to Limerick in time for kick-off.

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