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Minister's $29K St. Patrick's Trip | Cork News
Irish minister Jack Chambers’ St. Patrick’s Day trip to West Africa cost nearly €30,000—mostly flights—with his own ticket alone hitting €4,640 in premium economy. His crew mostly flew economy, except one business class leg. Add in €3,000 for an interpreter, €150 for a car, and €6,000+ on hotels—and you’ve got a lavish diplomatic jaunt that also included stops at an Irish aid project and a Guinness factory. But this isn’t the priciest St. Patrick’s Day trip yet: ministers’ flights alone have racked up over €142,000, with departments like Agriculture and Higher Education spending tens of…
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