Madam, – It has come to my attention that the Provost of Trinity College, Dr John Hegarty, is due to receive a pay rise of 19 per cent. His salary would then be €270,000. This rise will apparently put him on the same pay as that of President Barack Obama, leader of the free world.
Staffing levels in Trinity have been slashed, with people on a pittance being shown the door and those that are left taking on all the extra work for less money. How can this state of affairs be justified? – Yours, etc,