“Significant” security and transport costs to host the Ryder Cup next year are not currently accounted for in the operational costs publicly disclosed by the Government. To date, the Government has publicly said that the estimated cost to the State to host the major golf tournament at the JP McManus-owned Adare Manor next September runs to around the €63 million mark.  This includes the licence fee to host the event, marketing costs, a refurbishment fund, and Vat. The figure also includes an oper­a­tional budget of €14.275 million to sup­port the sta­ging of the tournament. In a briefing for the Oireachtas…

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