Fionan O'Muircheartaigh
Fionan O?Muircheartaigh was a Research Assistant in the ESRI from 1972 until 1973. He was awarded a Research Fellowship from the ESRI (1973-1976) to study at Oxford University. He joined the civil service on his return to Ireland, serving in the Departments of Industry and Energy [1979-1986], Tourism, Forestry and Fisheries [1986-1987] and the Marine [1987-1994]. On his retirement from the post of Secretary General, he was a T. K. Whitaker Research Fellow at the ESRI from 1994 until 1997 and then Chief Economic Advisor to Enterprise Ireland 1997-2007. He is now a Barrister at the Law Library.