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Friday 24 March 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Gulfstream

All time
# the jet set
Denis O'Brien's private jet is up for sale
It’ll cost you a few euro though.
# gonezo
That broken government jet has FINALLY been sold off
The Gulfstream IV had been out of action since last summer.
# 1st world problems
One of the Government jets has broken down - what are ministers to do?
The Gulfstream IV, which Brian Lenihan said in 2010 should be scrapped, is out of action — leaving just one jet on duty.
# Jetting Off
Use of Government jets for EU-related trips doubles during Ireland's presidency
20 trips were made between Ireland and either Brussels or Strasbourg in the first five months of the year.
# Rich List
Tour the Gulfstream G650 - it only costs €50m
It flies at almost the speed of sound and Oprah, Warren Buffet and Ralph Lauren want one.
# Nyeewwwww!
Government to sell 32-year-old plane... which might not fly any more
The government is seeking tenders to sell off a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 – with “no warranty” on its condition.
# St Patrick's Day
€53,000 bill to send ministers away for St Patrick's Day
A series of parliamentary questions reveal costs of €53,142 to send 12 ministers around the world to mark the national holiday.
# Libya
Irish team leads evacuation of 16 EU citizens from Libya
The Irish government jet is one of the last to leave Tripoli, after seeing the evacuation of 3 Irish and 13 other EU citizens.