Number of UCC staff earning more than €100,000 jumps to 644

Despite the rise in staff costs, the college’s cost reduction plan Project Alpha helped turn around the college’s finances.

Annual accounts for 2024 show that despite the university group’s staff costs rising by 8% to €326m, the college’s cost reduction plan Project Alpha helped turn around the college’s finances. File picture

The number of staff earning more than €100,000 at University College Cork (UCC) last year rose by 26% to 644 on the back of national pay awards.

Annual accounts for 2024 show that despite the university group’s staff costs rising by 8% to €326m, the college’s cost reduction plan Project Alpha helped turn around the college’s finances.