John O'Shea (humanitarian)

John O'Shea
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Limerick, Ireland
EducationCBC Monkstown Park
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationNGO executive
Years active1977–present
TitleFounder & former CEO, GOAL

John O'Shea (born 1944) is founder and former CEO of GOAL, an Irish non-governmental organization devoted to assisting the poorest of the poor. His first career was as a sports journalist and GOAL retains links to the sporting community, especially in Ireland.

O'Shea was shortlisted in the top 40 of 2010 RTÉ poll to find Ireland's Greatest person.[1]

  1. ^ http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/0322/irelandsgreatestfigures.html Archived 29 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Shortlist to find Ireland's greatest person