Former lord mayor hits out at criticism of €120k package

The lord mayor of Cork’s predecessor has defended the remuneration paid to the current incumbent and said criticism of the salary are “old news”.

In a letter published in yesterday’s Evening Echo, Cllr Kenneth O’Flynn (FF) said the role of lord mayor had become “redundant” and was nothing more than a ceremonial figure “which costs the State €120,000 a year in remuneration”.

That total includes a lord mayor’s allowance of €92,000 and €16,000 in representative allowances.