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GOAL NEWS 2007






 

 

 

 

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20 Dec 2007

Runners unite for single GOAL
Lindie Naughton, Evening Herald

17 Dec 2007

Sculpture and Bono's painting raise EUR200,000 for charities
Olivia Kelly, The Irish Times

4 Dec 2007

Shaking hands with Museveni
Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times

3 Dec 2007

Somalia Statement
Media Statement

1 Dec 2007

Cyclone Sidr
Media Statement

Nov 2008

Accountants under fire: Our man in Sudan
Accounting Web UK

26 Oct 2007

Paying for corruption
Letter to the Editor, The Guardian

24 Oct 2007

"You see kids on the rubbish dump fishing for something to sell"
Katie Norman, South Wales Echo

19 Oct 2007

The developing world needs you
CIMA Insight

19 Oct 2007

Hidden Heart of Congo
Guardian Weekly

18 Oct 2007

Government must act in Ethiopian crisis
Irish Examiner

16 Oct 2007

One woman who makes a difference
The Journal, Living Lifestyle

12 Oct 2007

China would listen to boycott
Letter to the Editor, Irish Examiner

12 Oct 2007

Bertie in tops form
Maeve Quigley, Irish Mirror

12 Oct 2007

Rugger guys try for an Ethiopian goal
Herald AM

11 Oct 2007

GOAL statement on Ethiopia’s Ogaden
Media Statement

27 Sept 2007

High corruption levels in nations helped by State
Irish Times

25 Sept 2007

GOAL calls for support to Burmese demonstrators
Media Statement

20 Sept 2007

Kids aged 5 were being sexually abused in cars, then dumped on the street.....that's the same age as my twins
Irish Mirror

19 Sept 2007

Malawi: where people live on a euro a day
Galway Independent

Sept 2007

Training and Learning News
Training and Learning E-Bulletin, RedR UK

17 Sept 2007

Human rights in the horn of Africa
Irish Times

14 Sept 2007

Billions of dollars in bottomless hole
Letter to the Editor, Kilkenny Voice

14 Sept 2007

Shane goes for GOAL
Irish Mirror

13 Sept 2007

Irish Aid worker dies in Sri Lanka
Irish Times

11 Sept 2007

High-Living Katy "had my eyes opened" by poverty in Calcutta
Evening Herald

09 Sept 2007

Paying it forward
Irish Examiner

07 Sept 2007

Darfur slaughter is no 'civil war'
Irish Times

05 Sept 2007

Helping Congo's poor is a labour of love for Trisha
Enniscorthy Guardian

04 Sept 2007

GOAL allocates €80,000 to Honduras hurricane
Newsflash

03 Sept 2007

Buoyed by our Aid Effort
Irish Examiner

02 Sept 2007

Drought and hunger
Kevin Rafter, Sunday Tribune

29 Aug 2007

New EUR1.5m Crisis Fund for Overseas Charities Set Up
Irish Times

27 Aug 2007

Legacy of a Tyrant the World Ignored
Irish Examiner

26 Aug 2007

GOAL serves the Poorest
Sunday Independent

26 Aug 2007

GOAL development organization at ICONS: Irish Connection Festival
Irish Emigrant

22 Aug 2007

GOAL Response to Kassala Floods, Sudan

21 Aug 2007

Corruption real problem in Africa
Letter to the Editor, Irish Independent

15 Aug 2007

GOAL rejects All-African Darfur UN force
Media Statement

Aug 2007

GOAL offers chance for first-time NGO workers
CIMA Insight

10 Aug 2007

GOAL to deliver Irish flood aid
Herald AM

10 Aug 2007

GOAL statement on Irish Aid to Sudan floods
Media Statement

10 Aug 2007

Urgent cry for help
Kilkenny Voice

9 Aug 2007

Minister Ahern orders the first airlifts of Irish humanitarian relief supplies from the Irish Aid stockpiles at UN Base in Brindisi
Press Release, Department of Foreign Affairs

8 Aug 2007

UN cop-out on Darfur crisis
John O'Shea, Irish Examiner

7 Aug 2007

Shane tipped to fail by kids
Irish Mirror

5 Aug 2007

West's wake-up call to end Darfur crisis; China looking after its own interests in Darfur
Richard Delevan
, Sunday Tribune

4 Aug 2007

Rethink on sending Army to Darfur urged
Tim O'Brien, Irish Times

4 Aug 2007

Troops set to leave Lebanon if new role is not offered
Tom Brady, Irish Independent

4 Aug 2007

UN troops plan for Darfur
Letter to the Editor, Irish Times

4 Aug 2007

Darfur troops 'rethink'
Irish Mirror

2 Aug 2007

UN force for Darfur will have no effect, says Aid workers
Mike Pflanz
, Daily Telegraph

2 Aug 2007

Joint force is too little, too late says aid organisation
Irish Examiner

1 Aug 2007

John O'Shea comments on new Security Force
Today with Tom McGurk, RTE Radio

1 Aug 2007

Sudan-based GOALie comments on Security Force
BBC Interview

1 Aug 2007

GOAL’s emergency coordinator describes Kassala flood relief efforts
Vatican Radio

1 Aug 2007

UN move on Darfur too vague to be useful
Media Statement

25 July 2007

Dictators must be brought to bear
Metro Eireann

24 July 2007

EU to start planning for possible peacekeeping mission to Chad
Constant Brand, Associated Press Writer

24 July 2007

Jobs for the boys
Clare People

23 July 2007

GOAL boss slams EU attitude to Darfur
Breakingnews.ie

19 July 2007

Tapping into the social agenda
Irish Independent (Supplement)

July 2007

Operating around Darfur's obstacles
USAID/Sudan Monthly update

17 July 2007

Fighting to reach a GOAL
Carlow People

17 July 2007

Hard on Corruption
Letter to the Editor, Irish Daily Mail

16 July 2007

GOAL responding to flash floods in Kassala in the east of the Sudan
Reliefweb

13 July 2007

GOAL braces for Sudan flooding
Metro

13 July 2007

We cannot stand by waiting
Letter to the Editor, Kilkenny Voice

8 July 2007

Compelling account of why the poor get poorer
John O'Shea, Sunday Business Post

6 July 2007

Aid and corruption in Africa
Letter to the Editor, Irish Times

25 June 2007

Tailtean Games help raise awareness of GOAL in their new hurling computer game
Media statement

24 June 2007

Gunfire and violence part of a working day in war-torn Darfur
Sarah Murphy, Sunday Independent

22 June 2007

Survival is the GOAL
Sarah Murphy, Kilkenny Voice

15 June 2007

G8 mini-charter for multinationals
Letter to the Editor, The Guardian

13 June 2007

Aid and corruption
Letter to the Editor, UK Independent

13 June 2007

Charity calls for Chinese Olympic ban
Con Doherty, Metro

12 June 2007

Debt, aid and development
Letter to the Editor, Irish Times

12 June 2007

What Wolfowitz did right
Letter to the Editor, Irish Examiner

10 June 2007

Charles Taylor’s appearance at the ICC
Letter to the Editor, Sunday Independent

June 2007

CIMA the ideal passport for NGO work
CIMA Insight, June Edition

7 June 2007

From Longford to the Congo to Niger with GOAL
Longford News

June 2007

Hope rises in the East
Sandra Laville, Guardian Weekly

June 2007

Giving back
ICAEW Accountancy Magazine, London

31 May 2007

Call for health professionals to help GOAL overseas
Letter to the Editor, The Corkman

30 May 2007

We should consider Olympic boycott
Letter to the Editor, Dundalk Democrat

27 May 2007

Ireland’s voice must be heard
Letter to the Editor, The Sunday Business Post

24 May 2007

Aiding and abetting
Letter to the Editor, The Economist

25 May 2007

The girls who just 'vanish'
Letter to the Editor, The Irish Independent

24 May 2007

Call for action against China
The Irish Sun

24 May 2007

Managing without "The Missions"
Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times

23 May 2007

Call for boycott on Beijing Olympics
John O'Shea on Morning Ireland, RTE radio

23 May 2007

Government should threaten to boycott 2008 Beijing Olympic Games over Darfur - GOAL
Media statement

21 May 2007

GOAL charity chief John O'Shea reveals how he battles global poverty
Lynn Jolly Coming, Irish Daily Mirror

18 May 2007

An unlikely threesome on the world stage
Letter to the editor, Irish Times

15 May 2007

Veteran GOALie Maura Lennon talks to Newstalk’s Orla Barry
Life! with Orla Barry, Newstalk

15 May 2007

Hope rises in the East
Sandra Laville, The Guardian

14 May 2007

Bob hails, 'lunatic' of GOAL
The Sun

13 May 2007

Meet the GOALkeepers
Sunday Independent

12 May 2007

GOAL scores a huge crowd
Irish Independent

12 May 2007

Geldof in praise of charity
Irish Mirror

11 May 2007

Bob Geldof 30 year message

11 May 2007

Bob Geldof applauds GOAL’s record serving the poorest of the poor at the GOAL Ball
Media statement

11 May 2007

Volunteers
Letter to the Editor, The Metro

9 May 2007

Gone with the wind
Maria Leydon, Third Sector magazine

9 May 2007

Ballintubber walk raises EUR47,000 for GOAL
The Roscommon Champion

8 May 2007

SSIA GOAL
Laura Coates, The Kildare Post

6 May 2007

Ciaran sees GOALs met in Sri Lanka
Lucan Gazette

5 May 2007

GOALden couple's work is honoured
Limerick Leader

5 May 2007

Solid ground in Sri Lanka
Kathy Sheridan, The Irish Times

4 May 2007

Aughnacliffe girl goes for GOAL
Longford Leader

3 May 2007

GOAL calls on Irish Government to cease routing aid through the Ugandan administration following the latest Ugandan scandal
Media Statement

2 May 2007

Pressure on Burmese regime
Letter to the editor, The Irish Times

28 Apr 2007

GOAL holds open day for would-be GOALies
Offaly Independent

26 Apr 2007

The necessity of good water
Letter to the Editor, The Irish Independent

26 Apr 2007

Aid worker dies after jeep crash
The Irish Star

25 Apr 2007

Aid worker dies in Amca plunge
Alan O'Keeffe, The Evening Herald

23 Apr 2007

GOAL hosting open day (SATURDAY APRIL 28th) for those interested in working overseas
Media Statement

22 Apr 2007

GOAL's John O'Shea receives Doctorate from the Open University
Media Statement

18 Apr 2007

Donaghmede nurse reaches her GOAL
Northside People

16 Apr 2007

Go for GOAL in the women's mini marathon
Media Statement

13 Apr 2007

Leitrim GOAL worker appeals for more health professionals
Denise Clarke, Longford Leader

Apr 2007

Developing skills through disaster relief work
Olivia McGill, The Structural Engineer

10 Apr 2007

EU's shameful behaviour on Darfur
Letter to the Editor, Irish Independent

5 Apr 2007

Tough opposition score victory in Dail match-up
Noel Baker, Irish Examiner

5 Apr 2007

Action badly needed in Darfur
Letter to the Editor, Westmeath Topic

5 Apr 2007

Old enemies square up in football fiesta
Metro Ireland

3 Apr 2007

Euro leaders falling short
The Kingdom

3 Apr 2007

TDs to lay in boot
Irish Star

2 Apr 2007

Logisitics in the danger zone
The Logistics Manager Magazine

30 Mar 2007

Need for action in Darfur
Letter to the editor, Irish Times

18 Mar 2007

Aid agency urges us to reach a new GOAL
Helen McGurk, Belfast Today Newsletter

14 Mar 2007

A Glimmer of hope in Ethiopia
Ronan Scully, Galway Independent

14 Mar 2007

Badge of honour
Grainne Faller, Irish Times

10 Mar 2007

Aid and corruption in Uganda
Letter to the Editor, Irish Times

3 Mar 2007

Irish play key role in Sri Lanka tsunami relief
Letter to the Editor, Irish Examiner

28 Feb 2007

Fair play to the Irish
Letter to the Editor, Evening Herald

23 Feb 2007

Older and bolder, D'Arcy steps out of O'Driscoll's shadow
Brendan Fanning, The Guardian

23 Feb 2007

D'Arcy enriched by working with poor in Calcutta
Brendan Gallagher, The Daily Telegraph

23 Feb 2007

Central Station
Ian Rice, The Star

23 Feb 2007

D'Arcy up for Farrell showdown
John Donnelly, Metro Ireland

23 Feb 2007

Calcutta inspiration key to D'Arcy's form
Herald AM

23 Feb 2007

Wild man D'Arcy is seeing the light
Neil Squires, Daily Express

22 Feb 2007

D'Arcy has goals in sharp focus
John O'Sullivan, The Irish Times

19 Feb 2007

Explanation sought on why GOAL excluded from DFA's rapid response recruitment drive
Media statement

5 Feb 2007

Government to launch humanitarian rapid response corps
John O'Shea and Minister Dermot Ahern, News at One, RTE Radio

5 Feb 2007

GOAL statement on rapid response corps
Media Statement

31 Jan 2007

Why the west won't help
John O'Shea, Irish Examiner

28 Jan 2007

UN Fraud casts dark cloud
Letter to the Editor, Sunday Business Post

22 Jan 2007

John O'Shea reflects on the situation in Darfur
John O'Shea, Newstalk 106 FM Radio

22 Jan 2007

GOAL to show Mary Robinson slum life in Nairobi
Media Statement

22 Jan 2007

Overseas aid policy immoral and ineffective
Letter to the Editor, Irish Examiner

Jan 2007

Combating poverty with 'Respect pliz!'
Conor O'Loughlin, DCU Times

14 Jan 2007

Corrupt President mocks Debt Relief
Letter to the Editor, Sunday Times

14 Jan 2007

A vital view from Darfur
Letter to the Editor, Sunday Telegraph

11 Jan 2007

Death of 83 aid workers
Letter to the Editor, Irish Independent

9 Jan 2007

Helping a few along the way
Claire O'Connell, Irish Times

9 Jan 2007

Ban Ki-Moon and Darfur
Letter to the Editor, Irish Times

7 Jan 2007

Tyrants funded by our taxes
Letter to the Editor, Sunday Business Post

7 Jan 2007

Freedom is yet another victim in Darfur
Letter to the Editor, Sunday Tribune

 


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