Executive Pay: Because they’re worth it? Executive pay has soared in the years since the crash. But can it be justified – and can it last? Ian Guider April 16, 2017 Previous Next Image 1 of 15 ICON and Alexion Chiefs honoured as UCD Business Alumni of the Year   - Ciaran Murray and Julie O'Neill – Celebrating 25 years of the UCD Business Alumni Awards Dublin, Friday, April 22nd, 2016.  Ciaran Murray and Julie O'Neill are to be honoured this evening at the UCD Business Alumni of the Year 2016 awards fundraising dinner at the InterContinental Hotel, Dublin. The Alumni Awards, which have been running since 1991, are the highest honour UCD Business bestows upon its graduates, recognising alumni who have demonstrated proven leadership skills, notable achievement in business and a significant contribution to the community, whether in Ireland or abroad.  Pictured: Julie O'Neill, Alexion and Ciaran Murray, ICON Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 2 of 15 Albert Manifold, chief executive officer of CRH Plc, left, pauses during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. CRH, the biggest company on the benchmark Irish stock index, said it may spend as much as 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) on acquisitions over the next 18 months, after the building-materials supplier reported a 27 percent increase in first-half earnings. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 3 of 15 Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 4 of 15 Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 5 of 15 Stan McCarthy Chief Executive, at the Kerry Group preliminary statement of results for the year ended 31 December 2016. 21/2/17 Picture Fergal Phillips Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 6 of 15 Pic. Maura Hickey. 04.05.11 CRH Annual General Meeting. Maeve Carton, Finance Director, CRH. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 7 of 15 Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 8 of 15 Patrick Coveney,CEO Greencore. 310712©tos Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 9 of 15 NO REPRO FEE: John B. McGuckian, (left) chairman, Irish Continental Group addressing the Annual General Meeting of the group with chief executive officer Eamon Rothwell this morning in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin. Pic: Mac Innes Photography Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 10 of 15 No Repro Fee 17th August 2016 – Glanbia plc, the global nutrition group, today announces its results for the six months ended 2 July 2016. Picture shows Siobhán Talbot, Group Managing Director,Glanbia plc.Pic:Naoise Culhane-no fee Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 11 of 15 Business, Ireland: Repro Free: 09/05/13. Pictured are Gene Murtagh, Chief Executive Officer and Eugene Murtagh, Group Chairman at the company's annual general meeting in Dublin where sales of €520m in the first four months of 2013 were announced. Picture Jason Clarke Photography Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 12 of 15 Breon Corcoran, chief executive of Paddy Power Betfair. At the 2015 Paddy Power Betfair annual report. 18/5/2016 Picture by Fergal Phillips Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 13 of 15 No Repro Fee. (Thursday 3rd April 2014) Dr. Michael WJ Smurfit (centre) pictured with his sons Tony (left) and Michael Jnr. (right) at the launch Michael Smurfit’s autobiography "A Life Worth Living", held in the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Pic. Robbie Reynolds Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 14 of 15 Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 15 of 15 No Repro Fee ….27-4-16 Dalata Hotel Group plc (“Dalata” or the “Group”), Ireland’s largest hotel operator, is holding its AGM today at The Gibson Hotel . Pictured at the Dalata Hotel Group AGM were on left Pat McCann CEO with John Hennessy Non-Executive Chairman .. “Following a transformative year of growth and development in 2015 the Group has enjoyed a very encouraging start to 2016. On an overall basis, the markets in which we operate have maintained their strong growth momentum from 2015 and are performing ahead of our expectations. Management is very satisfied with the trading performance of the Group’s hotel portfolio in the first four months of the year. Management has continued to execute the investment strategy and integrate recently acquired hotels into group operations. We successfully operate Ireland’s two largest hotel brands, the Clayton and the Maldron Hotels across Ireland and the UK, as well as managing a portfolio of partner hotels. Pic Maxwell’s - No Repro Fee 27-4-16 Photo by Eoin O'Hara More Business Business LATEST NEWS08:18Six Nations backer CVC Capital raises €2 Billion in IPO07:44Microsoft sales and profit beat expectations on AI demand07:37‘Sluggish’ first quarter sees Kingspan’s sales fall as it announces share buyback07:14Alphabet beats revenue estimates as AI fuels cloud growth05:00‘People really care about beauty products’: James Dyson and the business of hair care05:00Top Tech Jobs: OpenAI, Stripe, Mastercard, WorkDay, Ceartas