Stop moaning — Bertie deserves his pay hike

I FEEL compelled to defend the Taoiseach’s pay rise. Contrary to what people might believe, Bertie Ahern is paid very little annually when his salary is compared with that of a top CEO in the US.

For example, in 2005, the CEO of Yahoo, Terry S Semel, earned an estimated $230,554,000.

I think the Taoiseach does a lot more than Mr Semel, but it would take Mr Ahern nearly 100 years to earn what the Yahoo chief earns in one year.