€37k Logo and €445m Windfall: Government Spending Under the Microscope

Ireland's €37,000 bill for its EU Presidency branding has sparked a political firestorm, with Independent Ireland TD Ken O'Flynn demanding answers on value for money. The total cost to the taxpayer was €36,757.33, including VAT, paid to a Dublin design agency for the logo, slogan, and branding. O'Flynn revealed that an additional €990 was spent to revise the logo into a bilingual format after the initial design. "This is a logo for Ireland's own Presidency of the...