Kenny adviser to take home €17k a month from new Euro bank job

The government’s chief economic adviser will earn over €52,000 a year more than previously disclosed when he begins working at European Investment Bank next month.

Andrew McDowell, one of the Taoiseach’s closest advisers, is due to take up the four-year posting at the Luxembourg-based bank in August. It comes with a basic gross annual salary of €277,767. However, he is also entitled to a tax-free residence allowance of €3,472 per month, as well ...