There’s nothing like bank earnings to make me wonder if I made the right choices in life. This week we were told that the CEO of AIB, Colin Hunt, saw his pay rise from €500,000 to €795,000 in August of 2025, and was then increased again to €1.35m from the first of January this year.

That’s almost €26,000-a-week. The bank said pay Hunt the money because they need to be able to hold onto “talent”.

Not to blow my own horn, but I am also extremely talented in running a diverse business, trading, and dealing with heaps of regulations.

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If anyone from AIB is reading this, I can be contacted at the usual address.