Donations to Goal halve as losses surge

Personal donations to Irish aid agency Goal slumped by over 50% last year as the organisation slipped into the red — recording losses of €4.9m.

The decline coincided with the organisation being convulsed by an internal dispute which resulted in its founder and CEO, John O’Shea, stepping down in Aug 2012.

The out-of-court settlement reached with Mr O’Shea contributed to the losses. However, the annual report does not disclose the amount paid out to Mr O’Shea.