Bertie Ahern went on Russian trip Peadar TóibÃn declined after Irish-based consultancy firm invited TDs to ‘non-political’ conference
Aontú leader Mr TóibÃn said he was offered a meeting with Vladimir Putin
Several Irish politicians were invited on the three-day trip to Russia in 2017
An Irish-based consultancy firm invited a number of Irish politicians on a trade trip to Russia in 2017, with former taoiseach Bertie Ahern among those travelling.
Politicians went on the trip after being told they would be staying at the five-star Sheraton Palace Hotel in Moscow.
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