Share this article Irish charity chief executives earning up to €160,000 per year are not overpaid, according to Charities Institute Ireland. It comes after a survey by The Irish Sun found that the CEOs of 30 well-known Irish charities are earning between €70,000 and €159,800 per year. On Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Charities Institute Ireland CEO Liz Hughes said workers in the charity sector, “deserve to be paid their value.” “Charities have had a huge impact on Irish society. They deliver key services to the most vulnerable and these charities need staff doing professional jobs. “All of these people deserve to be paid the value of the work they do.”