I have given an interview to Maria Tracey of the Cork News on the recent GDP figures released by the CSO. I discussed Ireland's economic performance in 2011 and the implications of a contraction in GDP in Q3 and Q4 of 2011.  The article can be accessed here.

I have just given an interview to Niamh Kelly on Moody's rating agency's threat to downgrade the UK's AAA bond status.  I discussed the implications for Ireland and the EU as a whole on the downgrade of six European economies and the threat of downgrade for three others.

I gave a brief interview for the Cork News newspaper on the recently released county income statements for 2009.  Focusing specifically on the Cork area.  The article can be viewed here.

Ireland issued its first new bonds since September 2010.  They were offered to existing bondholders, who held government bonds which were due for payment.  The new bonds are repayable in three years time.  The total value of the issue was €3.5 billion at a rate of 5.2%.  This is positive news for Ireland as it shows that investors are willing to hold Irish bonds.  Ireland is the first of the three countries (Ireland, Greece and Portugal) to re-issue bonds with this level of maturity following IMF-EU bailouts.

I took part in an interview with Kevin Purcell from UTV radio today in which I discuss the latest meeting of EU Finance Ministers and the restructuring of the Greek Debt.  The interview will be broadcast on news shows on a number of local radio stations.

I gave an interview today with UTV radio on the most recent visit by the IMF/EU relating to Ireland's recent budget and the progress being made on reducing the government deficit and achieving the debt targets previously established.  The interview will feature on a number of local radio stations around the country.

Below is the presentation given by myself and Dr. Geraldine Ryan at the Department of Economic's Winter Research Symposium yesterday in University College Cork.  The paper is on eco-innovation in Ireland.

The below is a photo of myself and my co-author Dr. Eoin O'Leary receiving the award for the best established paper at the Sustainable Learning Networks Ireland and Wales conference in Waterford Institute of Technology.  The award was presented by Professor Mike Danson and was sponsored by the Regional Studies Association.

From left to right: Eoin O'Leary, Professor Mike Danson and Justin Doran