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  on 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 labour markets and low pay, sectoral clusters and competitiveness, cross-border trade patterns and trends, characteristics of exporting firms, economic geography (and the role 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 tourism on the island of Ireland, low pay and minimum wages, socila housing and social rents, regional inequalities in NI, economic outlooks for the NI and local economies, and the impact of Covid-19 and the cost of living shocks, the impact of Brexit on different sub-regions in NI, and the opportunities associated with City Deals (in Derry, Belfast and Mid-South-West).

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