Irish funeral firm rents out four limousines to Trump for $1m

Cars could be used for short jaunt to Doonbeg at a cost of $116,879 per mile – or not at all

They are, by all accounts, wheels to die for. JP Ward & Sons, an Irish funeral services home, rents out its fleet of Mercedes E-Class limousines not just to mourners but to anyone who wants to travel in style.

A killer price tag has not deterred the latest customer: the White House. It is so keen to use the vehicles for Donald Trump’s two-day visit to Ireland that it is spending nearly $1m (£788,000) of US taxpayer’s money to rent them.

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