€2k a week for Law Society of Ireland president

The director general of the Law Society of Ireland has outlined why the society’s president receives payments of more than €2,000 per week from the society for the part-time role.

Cork solicitor Simon Murphy succeeded Kevin O’Higgins to become the society’s president last month, and will serve until next November.

Director general Ken Murphy has confirmed that the annual payments to the office of president have remained at €110,000 — which works out at €2,115 per week.