Paul Mooney (college president)

Paul Mooney
7th President of National College of Ireland
In office January 2007 – February 2010
Preceded by	Professor Joyce O'Connor
Succeeded by	Dr. Phillip Matthews
Personal details
Alma mater	National College of Ireland University of Dublin
Website	Website

Dr. Paul Mooney was appointed President of National College of Ireland, based in North Wall, 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.

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 and held a number of increasingly responsible Human Resource positions in manufacturing.^[1]

After G.E, Mooney worked with Sterling Drug in the start-up of their highly successful^[2] plant in Waterford. Subsequently, as Human Resource Director for the Pacific Rim, he had responsibility for all personnel activity in South East Asia.^[3]

On his return to Ireland, 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

References

1. ^ "Third-level education with a social conscience". Irish Times/Skoool.ie. 2008-08-21. http://www.skoool.ie/skoool/results2008.asp?id=5117. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
2. ^ "Mooney's Progress". Irish Times - written by Louise Holden. 2008-11-04. http://www.ncirl.ie/News/Mooney's_Progress. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 
3. ^ "Mooney's Progress". Irish Times - written by Louise Holden. 2008-11-04. http://www.ncirl.ie/News/Mooney's_Progress. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 

External links

• National College of Ireland website