It’s only January 9 – but top Irish CEOs have already been paid more than you’re going to earn in all of 2025

by Banania2020

37 comments

  1. They get rewarded for the level of responsibilities they have.

    Don’t see the big issue with this

    Also they would pay more tax in 1 year than the average person would in 10 years

  2. CEOs of large listed companies are very well paid. Shocker.

    Rubbish story.

  3. The shitty Indo literally stole this story and headline from elsewhere and put in the word “Irish” to try localise it.

  4. It’s January 9th top Irish CEOs have been paid the exact same amount as me so far because they get paid monthly and haven’t been paid yet, like all professionals

  5. It’s only January 9th and Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has already earned more FIDE ranking points than I will ever in my life.

    These “CEOS” have usually spent the majority of their life focused soley on business. They’re better at the game and earn more because of that.

    The annoyance should never be their earnings it should be their tax avoidance.

  7. All the middle income folks in here defending the ultra wealthy, classic

  9. The people in this post defending this kind of pay disparity are a complete and utter embarrassment to themselves.

  10. I smell Sepp ragebait repackaged for Irish consumption.

  13. Bold of you to assume I’m not a “top Irish CEO”….

    (Bold but also accurate)

  16. There’s already more of us than there is of them

  17. People getting wound up are getting worked by the Indo. Are you surprised CEO’s make a lot of money?

    Comparison is thief of joy, enjoy your January and don’t be worried about what the 1% earn

  19. All the Trots in shit jobs posting Luigi images.
    Which Irish CEO are you going to shoot first?

  22. Why do people get worked up. Jeez some of us are out here trying our best to be good at what we do. You’d be happy with a pay rise. This is the same just on a bigger scale because what they do is very good.

    Or at least that’s how it’s supposed to be.

  24. I’m pretty sure this is a click bait title I saw in a US publication a few days ago and this lazy journalism just copied it to get clicks.

  27. Shout out to all the “I’m alright Jack” centrist dads in here defending the downtrodden CEOs of Ireland.

  30. I got my tax return already, so I’m on the CEOs side until next week

  32. Switzerland, which operates under direct democracy, had a vote on whether the CEO of a company could make more than 12 times the lowest paid worker. A majority voted for it and the key reason was that it kept the country competitive.

    So yeah not a fan of the obscenely overpaid and rich, but am also aware of the reality of keeping competitive as a country and an economy.

  33. The Indo sent out a rage bait article and as expected lads come flying out the traps in anger here. Chefs kiss.

  36. Eat the rich. And you can’t eat meat until you butcher it…

  37. Ignoring all the ‘temporarily embarrassed millionaire’ shitposting below, this is pure clickbait.

    We’re dealing specifically with the **Iseq 20** – i.e. the biggest companies that trade on Euronext Dublin. Most of these are massive MNCs that are dual-listed on the NYSE or Nasdaq.

    The *average* salary for the CEOs of the following companies is *only* about €1.5m.

    * **Kerry Group** – 15.5 Billion marketcap
    * **Kingspan** – 12.5 Billion marketcap
    * **Ryanair** – 21 Billion marketcap
    * **Glanbia** – 3.5 Billion marketcap
    * **Smurfit** – 10.8 Billion marketcap

    Given that much of the compensation would come as stock options or RSUs, €1.5m average for a CEO of those sort of companies is laughably low. Hilariously low.

    Anyone getting morally outraged by this a **self-admitted economic illiterate.**

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