Dr. Paul Mooney was appointed President of National College of Ireland

National College of Ireland

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, based in North Wall

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, Dublin, 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 Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

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Biography

Mooney began his working life as a butcher in Dublin. After completing a formal apprenticeship, he moved into production management. He subsequently joined General Electric

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 and held a number of increasingly responsible Human Resource positions in manufacturing.

After G.E, Mooney worked with Sterling Drug

Sterling Drug

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 in the start-up of their highly successful plant in Waterford

Waterford

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. Subsequently, as Human Resource Director for the Pacific Rim

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, he had responsibility for all personnel activity in South East Asia.

On his return to Ireland

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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, ISBN 1860760198, Published in 1996, Oak Tree Press (Dublin)
• Developing the High Organisation, Publication Date: 1996
• The Effective Consultant, ISBN 978-1860761218, Publisher: Oak Tree Press (May 27 1999)
• Keeping Your Best Staff : The Human Resources Challenge in a Competitive Environment, ISBN 9781860761546, Publication Date: 1999, Abebooks.co.uk
• Turbo-charging the HR Function, ISBN 9780852928967, Publication Date: 01 Feb, 2001, Easons
• Union-Free: Creating a Committed and Productive Workforce, Publication Date: 2005, The Liffey Press
• The Badger Ruse, ISBN 978-1412028974, Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006), Amazon
• Desperate Executives, ISBN 978-1-905785-39-1, Publication Date: 2008,The Liffey Press