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Charity’s board ‘did not vote to oust O’Shea in bully row’ via @independent_ie

July 13, 2012

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Charity’s board ‘did not vote to oust O’Shea in bully row’ via @independent_ie.

CHARITY boss John O’Shea may have misunderstood the purpose of a GOAL board meeting which led him to take legal action against the directors, it emerged yesterday.

On Tuesday Mr O’Shea secured an injunction temporarily stopping the board from taking any action regarding his employment with the charity he established 35 years ago.

The High Court was told that the 68-year-old CEO believed there was a “concerted effort” to remove him from his position.

But it is understood that, rather than trying to oust Mr O’Shea, the plan was for him to take a paid break to allow allegations of bullying against him to be investigated…

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July 12, 2012

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Goal founder denies bullying as he blocks suspension bid | Irish Examiner

July 11, 2012

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Goal founder denies bullying as he blocks suspension bid | Irish Examiner.

Goal founder John O’Shea has blocked a bid to suspend him, denying claims of bullying and alleging there was a “concerted action” to remove him from his post.

The Goal CEO secured an interim High Court order yesterday evening rejecting complaints by some Goal staff of “institutionalised bullying”, claiming they were “false and concocted”, the court heard…

GOAL chief John O’Shea in court battle to control charity via @independent_ie

July 11, 2012

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GOAL chief John O’Shea in court battle to control charity via @independent_ie.

JOHN O’SHEA has set up a dramatic legal showdown with those he appointed to help run the charity he founded, as he battles to remain in control of GOAL.

He is now locked in a bitter battle with the board to save his €100,000-a-year job at the head of the overseas aid body.

The acrimony that has dogged the organisation for months was laid bare at the High Court yesterday, as Mr O’Shea claimed there was a “concerted effort” to remove him from his position. ..

McManus charity doubles its giving – The Irish Times

July 11, 2012

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McManus charity doubles its giving.

A CHARITABLE foundation set up by businessman JP McManus has given more than €30 million to causes in Ireland and abroad over the past five years.

Accounts filed with the Companies Registration Office show that the JP McManus Charitable Foundation Ltd, which has been in existence since 2000, gave away €30.3 million between 2007 and 2011. The figures just filed show that the amount of money it handed out last year more than doubled to €4.7 million from €1.8m in 2010…

IPS – After Rio+ 20, the Path Ahead | Inter Press Service

July 9, 2012

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IPS – After Rio+ 20, the Path Ahead | Inter Press Service.

Jul 6 2012 (IPS) – Two weeks after the United Nations conference on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro has left many lukewarm, activists, government representatives and U.N. officials are looking forward to setting new goals for the future. “I think the world needs much more than what we achieved,” Heikki Holmas, Norwegian minister of international development, admitted at a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday. Still, the focus of the discussion was less on casting blame than on how to move on and set new sustainable development goals for the future…

Cannabis perceptions to be tackled | Irish Examiner

July 5, 2012

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Cannabis perceptions to be tackled | Irish Examiner.

An awareness campaign is needed to correct the attitude that cannabis is relatively harmless, a drug taskforce has said. Dublin’s north inner city drug task force is planning a local campaign to educate people about the newer, and more potent, forms of cannabis…

First HIV home test gets approval for use in USA via @independent_ie

July 4, 2012

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First HIV home test gets approval for use in USA via @independent_ie.

US HEALTH regulators said they have approved OraSure Technologies Inc‘s in-home test for HIV, making it the first over-the-counter, self-administered test for the virus that causes AIDS.

The Food and Drug Administration gave its green light to the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, which within 20 to 40 minutes provides results from an oral fluid sample taken by swabbing the upper and lower gums inside the mouth.