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# Dignitaries

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State spent €16,832 on dignitaries' gifts of 'mutual appreciation' since 2003

The gifts included clocks and cufflinks – and a currach made out of ceramic.

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Nov 3rd 2013, 8:00 AM

Dignitaries

Just 11 heads of state have stayed in Farmleigh in four and a half years

The estate in the Phoenix Park has cost the state €39million in operational costs since 2001.

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Jul 12th 2013, 1:02 PM