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THE STATE PAID just over €27 million to the country’s judges in 2011, according to new figures released by the Department of Finance.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Susan Denham, was paid €304,974 while the President of the High Court Nicholas Kearns received €283,836.
The seven judges of the Supreme Court received an average of €269,344 each while the 38 judges of the High Court were paid an average of just over €230,000.
The President of the Circuit Court was paid €258,000 while the 38 Circuit Court judges received an average of €172,000.
The District Court president received €192,951 in 2011. The 66 judges of the District Court received an average of €135,000.
Ireland’s judges are among the highest paid in Europe, second only to judges in Scotland.
An referendum in October saw an amendment passed to allow for the reduction of judicial salaries. Almost 80 per cent of those who voted were in favour of the proposal.
Previously the Constitution said that the remuneration of a judge could not be reduced while they were in office.
Legislation signed into law by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter saw judges take a significant pay cut of more than 10 per cent from 1 January 2012.
The total budget allocated to the Irish justice system in 2010 was around €2.5 billion. More than €280 million of this was ringfenced for the courts, public prosecution and legal aid.
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And people thought they couldn’t get even more cringeworthy? Pfft, the lads at tv3 will show them how it’s done.
I’m sure there are things I care about less but I can’t think of one now.
Great news. Now we have two chances not to watch them.
Expect to see them on UTV Ireland next year then….
Expect not to see UTV Ireland next year
TV3 will go under before UTV Ireland will.
Now we have two opportunities to listen to the overhyped, vomit inducing, backslapping nonsense from a bunch of untalented nobodies with over inflated senses of self worth…… oh the delight…
Now it’s even less prestigious.
I genuinely can’t name one of those celebs in the headline picture.
If the iftas was on in my backyard I’d close the curtains……. Grab the shotgun and empty it at any of the luvvies who moved
Unless they get another big soap soon TV3 will happily split the awards into 365 parts.
lol – you should make that joke again on your hilarious podcast!
The prpblem was too many hanger ons in attendance. Put it in that church in Dingle and give it to TG4. Then I might watch it.
*Problem*
I would rather watch paint dry than this dross. TV3 overall though has improved a lot better than UTVIreland. These days I mostly watch some country music and classic tv on the Bonanza Bonanza channel.
It can’t have improved that much if you are mostly watching that rubbish
I hope they do a selfie at the launches #hashtag
Who actually fucping cares???
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