The Department of Foreign Affairs charged €375 to keep a beehive at their headquarters, €12,600 for accommodation for staff to attend the National Ploughing Championships and €1,000 for kit from Army Bargains to departmental credit cards last year.
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A small business from Wicklow could be one of over 30 companies that get the chance to exhibit as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Village at the National Ploughing Championships in Laois this September.