Former GOAL chair ends silence over resignation

THE former chair of international aid agency GOAL has said he decided to quit his position on foot of being told by the charity’s chief executive he had no trust or confidence in him.

Breaking his silence on the reason for his resignation, barrister Ken Fogarty said he had arrived for a board meeting last month in the belief it was to do with an emergency that had arisen following a meeting between GOAL and the Department of Finance.

Instead, he was confronted by John O’Shea prior to the meeting. “Out of blue, he said he didn’t have confidence in my ability to continue,” said Mr Fogarty. “It was clear before the meeting that the CEO didn’t trust me and had no confidence in me. It was absolutely not what I expected to hear... I was walked into it.”