Taoiseach is honorary member of K Club - a perk worth thousands of euro

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is an honorary member of the K Club and a captain's guest at Mount Juliet in Co Kilkenny.

The K Club alone has a joining fee for its country club of €20,000, along with an annual membership of €7,595.

Mr Kenny is also a life member of Ballinrobe Golf Club and Castlebar Golf Club in his native county.

Mr Kenny revealed the perks under 'gifts' in his declaration of interests filed with the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo).

Among the other items he has received in the past year is a handmade Suzhou embroidery gift from the Chinese premier, entitled 'Sunrise at Mount Huanghshan'.

The speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Ali Larijani, gave him a framed ceramic clock, while artist Kim Haughton gave Mr Kenny a gift of a photo print called 'The Boreen'.

These artworks were all handed over by the Taoiseach to the State.