The recession and scandals had a direct impact on the amount of money we were graced with from the Irish public

Growing up in Belfast during the Troubles, Dominic MacSorley was acutely aware of the consequences of violence. The insight proved crucial when he decided to quit his job in a law firm to work with Concern Worldwide

Dominic MacSorley Pic: Fergal Phillips

CV: Dominic MacSorley

Role: chief executive of Concern Worldwide

Age:61

Hobbies: occasional gym-goer

Favourite movie: Hotel Rwanda

Favorite book: Chasing the Flame, by Samantha Power

Watching a child die of starvation is just like the images on the television. You have seen them on the advertisements. The gaunt, sunken face. The alien-like body and dangling limbs. The child looks more like a tiny 90-year-old, its body carved out of skin and bone. The ...