Paul Kiely is a man who got around. He was a very busy bee in the charity and voluntary sector. Chief executive of this company; secretary of another; and board member of a third — all of which were interlinked. A man like that could do with a rest after his strenuous efforts, and what better way to kick back than with an obscene pension.

The board of the Central Remedial Clinic is facing calls to resign immediately, after the disability organisation admitted to using money donated by the public to top up the salaries of some of its highest earners.