Research Interests: Eoin’s research interests began with a PHD on the historical development of the Ireland's economy and political economy. This has sparked a life-long interest in the development of the economy  the island of Ireland, in particular in the period since 2000. This was first pursued as a POlicy Research Manager in InterTradeIreland for more than a decade before joining Ulster University's Economic Policy Centre in 2016. Over that period Eoin has researched a variety of aspects affecting the development of the NI and broader island economy including sectoral competitiveness, cross-border trade patterns and trends, characteristics of exporting firms, economic geography (and the rle of economic corridors), business cooperation and peace-building, and the role of policy entrepreneurship. Since joining the UUEPC Eoin has led on a nmber of projects from the impact of Brexit on different sub-regions in NI, the opportunities associated with City Deals (in Derry, Belfast and Mid-South-West), economic outlooks for the NI and local economies, and the impact of Covid-19 and the current inflationary surge.

Teaching: Eoin teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the subject areas of regional economics and competitiveness as well as providing supervision.