It is a multi-actor centre characterised by its international reputation and its strong links with industry and the international academic community. The EIRC is comprised of 38 research-active academic staff, 2 post docs and 20 postgraduates, focused on the innovative development of high value-added technologies/products/processes from natural resources and low environmental impact processing/growth methods. The research Centre conducts its research around four main thematic domains: Biodiversity and Ecology, Sustainable Forestry, Sustainable Agriculture and Food, and Sustainable Marine and Coastal research.Director of the EIRC, Programme Director of BSc. (H) in Land Management in Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Dr.Nick McCarthy
Dr. McCarthy is a founding member of the EIRC and his research expertise is in forest protection and silviculture, working closely with the Forest Service, Coillte, INRA France, EUCOST and the British Forestry Commission and is a member and past President of the European Institute of Planted Forests among others.
He has worked over the past 33 years promoting the problems facing Irish forests from invasive pests and diseases and works closely with his European colleagues investigating new ways of detecting and identifying these threats early.
