Yearly Archives: 2013

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[The public] express amazement that, for example, Justin Kilcullen [above], the head of Trocaire, was on €146,000 in 2010 and €133,000 in 2011, while former Concern CEO Tom Arnold, who retired earlier this year was on about €130,000, especially when they are dealing with “the poorest of the poor”.

Nobody expects basement wages for people doing important jobs, but it seems that in the wage-escalation of boom-time Ireland, the executive charity salaries went off the radar – and stayed there. Virtually all of the big charities in Ireland are well-remunerated at the top. The head of Focus is on €125,000, while Goal pays a ceiling of €100,000.

The disability sector is by far the best remunerated. The head of Enable Ireland was paid a jaw-dropping €156,000 in 2011, while the chief executive of the Cope Foundation was paid €130,000. The head of the National Council for the Blind of Ireland took home a handsome €125,000. Even the Jack and Jill Foundation, headed by Jonathan Irwin, pays its chief executive a surprising €88,000, while Fergus Finlay of Barnardos has a salary of €113,000, although some of this – apparently €25,000 – is earned through other work.

Most disappointingly, many organisations such as Bóthar, the Special Olympics and the Simon Community have refused to reveal their top salaries, despite constantly looking for state funding and public donations.

 

A charity boss paid over €100k? Let’s get real (Eamon Delaney, Independent.ie)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

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In case you missed it (it’s been all over the radio and clocked up 700,000 hits on Youtube in the last three days) the not unhandsome Stiofán Ó Fearail leads the students and staff of Coláiste Lurgan in yet another stonking as gaeilge cover – this time Avicii’s Wake Me Up.

Previously: Taitneoidh Sé Seo Libh

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iReport.ie, the new online Racist Incident Recording System, has logged 60 reports detailing racism in less than one month, says anti-racist organisation ENAR Ireland.  “This is a significantly higher rate than our previous recording system, and a much higher rate than An Garda Siochana, who recorded just 19 incidents in the first 3 months of 2013”

“The reports show that migrants and minority ethnic groups, including Travellers, are being subjected to worrying levels of racism and discrimination. People are reporting all kinds of racism, from subtle forms of discrimination to concerted social exclusion, from shouting and name calling in the street to intimidation, spitting, sexual harassment and organised violent assault with weapons”

Shane O’Curry, Director of ENAR Ireland, the Irish network against rascism.

Reports of racism flood in in 4 weeks since iReport.ie launch (ENAR)

lego1LEGO’s-Architecture-Studio2LEGO Architecture Studio (€112) contains 1210 bricks and a 272-page guidebook endorsed by leading designers including REX Architecture, Sou Fujimoto Architects, SOM, MAD Architects, Tham and Videgard Arkitekter, and Safdie Architects.

The bricks come in white and transparent only – allowing the user to focus on design.

A Kevin McCloud minifig would have been nice though.

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