Former minister Eoghan Murphy’s book launch event at the Irish Embassy in London cost 2,500 [Video]

A BOOK LAUNCH event hosted in the Irish Embassy in London for former housing minister Eoghan Murphy’s account of his time in politics cost the taxpayer €2,500 for food, drinks and staff.

The event, which was one of seven book launches hosted at the venue this year, was hosted by broadcaster Ryan Tubridy and was attended by several guests, including the Irish Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Murphy’s book, in which he details his belief that the Fine Gael-led government in 2016-2020 failed to prioritise housing amid a major, and ongoing, supply and price crisis, was published last month.

In a statement to The Journal, a spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs detailed that the event was one of many book launch and culture events held at the venue located next to Buckingham Palace in central London.

None of the participants, including both Murphy and Turbidy, recieved fees for attending the event, she said. The funds used were taken from the …