Dr. Paul Mooney was appointed President of

National College of Ireland National College of Ireland (NCI) or ''Coláiste Náisiúnta na hÉireann'' (''CNÉ'') in Irish is a not-for-profit, state-aided third-level education institution in Dublin. It was founded in 1951 as a joint venture between Irish Jesuits and ...

, based in North Wall,

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, in February 2007. He holds a Ph.D. (Doctorate in Industrial Sociology), a Graduate Diploma (Industrial Relations), and a National Diploma in Industrial Relations and is a Fellow of the

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Biography

Mooney began his working life as a butcher in

. After completing a formal apprenticeship, he moved into production management. He subsequently joined

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and held a number of increasingly responsible Human Resource positions in manufacturing. After G.E, Mooney worked with

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in the start-up of their highly successful plant in

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. Subsequently, as Human Resource Director for the

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, he had responsibility for all personnel activity in

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. On his return to

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, Mooney established PMA Consulting (1991), a specialised organisation and management development consultancy.

Published works

Mooney is the author of eight books. One, the "Badger Ruse", is a crime thriller set in Dublin, while the others cover a wide range of topics in the HR area. The books include: *''Developing the high performance organisation best practice for managers'', , Published in 1996, Oak Tree Press (Dublin) *''Developing the High Organisation'', Publication Date: 1996 *''The Effective Consultant'', , Publisher: Oak Tree Press (27 May 1999) *''Keeping Your Best Staff : The Human Resources Challenge in a Competitive Environment'', , Publication Date: 1999
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*''Turbo-charging the HR Function'', , Publication Date: 1 Feb 2001
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*''Union-Free: Creating a Committed and Productive Workforce'', Publication Date: 2005
The Liffey Press
*''The Badger Ruse'', , Publisher: Trafford Publishing (6 July 2006)
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*''Desperate Executives'', , Publication Date: 200
The Liffey Press

References

External links

National College of Ireland website
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