Educated at St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny, University College, Cork, University of Sussex, Irish Management Institute, IBM Education and Training, London, Global Knowledge Network, Dublin. First ECTS Outgoing Student from UCC, 1989. Completed MA on British Foreign Policy, 1991; Ph D modern Irish Financial History, 1996. At various times worked for NatWest Stockbrokers, London, JP Morgan (London), Technical Support Manager for the US Consumer Account for IBM Corp, and as HEA Researcher, UCC. Currently teaches history at UCC.

My research interests are twentieth century Irish history generally, concentrating on financial and administrative history, the economic modernisation of Ireland in 1960s, but also include Irish public health.

HI1115 Introduction to Irish History for Visiting Students, Tuesday, 5-7pm, G19HI1002 The Making of the Modern Irish State (Boole 3, Tuesday 12pm, Wednesday 9am)HI3045 The Politics of Church and State, Wednesday, 5-7pm, Kane, B10A HI2103 Europe, Ireland and the Wider World, Monday, 2-3pm, Western Gateway, G05 HI2104 Special Research Project Coordinator y Bldg LG52 HI3200 History Seminar - Health and Politics in Independent Ireland, Tuesday, 3-5pm, Silverdale