Biden visit costs included €6,700 canapé reception and chewing gum removal – The Irish Times
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A €6,700 Leinster House canapé reception, thousands spent on flags and plants, chewing gum removal, carpet cleaning and a Domino’s Pizza bill are all included in €285,000 spent by State agencies during the visit of US president Joe Biden. The full cost of the visit in April – including security – is expected to run … [Read more…]