1.3K 
When it comes to expenses, a total of €219,738.87 was paid out in 2023, reimbursing the costs incurred in the councillors duties, such as travel and subsistence, the latter calculated by the distances from a councillor’s home to council headquarters.
Tommy Annesley €5,009.64; Vincent Blake €8,279.00; Joe Behan €5,189.04; Sylvester Bourke €5,169.84; Shay Cullen €4,192.17; Gail Dunne €4,601.16; Pat Fitzgerald €7,458.36; Tom Fortune €4,132.32; Mary Kavanagh €4,132.32; Pat Kennedy €7,464.61; Derek Mitchell €9,134.88; Miriam Murphy €5,009.64; Dermot O’Brien €8,850.72; Gerry O’Neill €7,053.36; John Snell €4,132.32; Edward Timmons €12,147.36; Gerry Walsh €6,680.64; Irene Winters €4,132.32;
It ain’t work, but it’s much…
he days of the brown paper bag are long gone, and these days, our 
councillors have to work hard for their money.
he days of the brown paper bag are long gone, and these days, our 
councillors have to work hard for their money.Or, at the very least, the have to be seen to work hard for their money.
Just how much money has just been released by Wicklow County Council, covering the earnings of our fine public representatives for the year 2023.
Corrigan, O’Brien & Stokes at your service
(outgoing Cathaoirleach – Arklow MD); Dermot O’Brien €28,922.94; Paul O’Brien €31,797.68 (outgoing Cathaoirleach – Wicklow MD); Rory O’Connor €28,922.94; Gerry O’Neill €28,922.94; Lourda Scott €28,922.94; John Snell €34,902.42; Edward Timmins €38,007.16 (incoming Cathaoirleach – Baltinglass MD); Gerry Walsh €31,820.69 (outgoing Cathaoirleach – Greystones MD); Irene Winters €32,027.68 (incoming Cathaoirleach – Wicklow MD); Mark Barry €31,276.22 (incoming Cathaoirleach – Greystones MD half-year) and Stephen Stokes €28,640.59 (incoming Cathaoirleach – Greystones MD half-year).
