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Fri 12 Dec 2008Why was the CEO of a beacon of equality forced to step down?
ANALYSIS:There is only one credible explanation for the budgetary cuts that led to the resignation of the head of the Equality Authority: its valuable work was irritating the Government, writes Carol Coulter
TWO DAYS ago, chief executive of the Equality Authority Niall Crowley, chairwoman of its board Angela Kerins and another board member went to Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern with what they regarded as a modest proposal. It aimed to preserve the core activities of the authority in the light of a proposed cut of 43 per cent to its funding.
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