Govt spends €370k in campaign to gain seat on UN security council

The Government's campaign to secure a seat on the UN security council has cost the Exchequer €370,000.

According to Department of Foreign Affairs figures released under freedom of information to the Sunday Times, it includes a €100,000 spend on a five-minute video featuring U2's Bono, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney.