Peter Clinch

Peter Clinch is Chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland.[1] He is the former Chair of the National Competitiveness Council of Ireland.[2] He an economist who is Jean Monnet Full Professor and Chair of Public Policy at University College Dublin.[3] He is a former Vice-President of University College Dublin UCD where he had responsibility for Innovation and Corporate Partnerships.[4] His academic specialisms are sustainable economic growth and environmental economics. In 2002, he co-authored After the Celtic Tiger with Brendan Walsh and Frank Convery pointing out fragilities in the Irish economy in advance Ireland's economic crisis.[5] He was a critic of Irish government decisions on planning policy[6] and decentralisation during the Irish Celtic Tiger boom describing the latter as “totally inconsistent with the National Spatial Strategy" [7][8] and was said to be unenthusiastic about Ireland's social partnership model.[9] He was subsequently employed as Special Adviser to the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland between June 2008 and January 2011 where he advised on medium-term economic policy, enterprise policy and environmental policy which included drafting the productivity growth plan “Building Ireland’s Smart Economy” published by the Government in December 2008.[10][11] He was a participant in the first Irish Global Economic Forum in September 2009.[12]

For the former politician in New Brunswick, Canada, see Peter Clinch (politician).

His academic specialism is sustainable economic growth and he has over 100 publications.

Awards and honours
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References
  1. "Science Foundation Ireland welcomes the nomination of Professor Peter Clinch as Chairperson Designate of the Board of Science Foundation Ireland". Science Foundation Ireland. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. http://www.competitiveness.ie/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. http://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2017/oct/13/academyofsocialsciencesfellowshipforucdprofessor//. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. http://www.ucd.ie/innovation/aboutus/officeofthevice-presidentforinnovation/teamprofiles/profpeterclinch. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Clinch, J. P, Convery, F. J. and Walsh, B. M. (2002). After the Celtic Tiger: Challenges Ahead. Dublin: O'Brien Press.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "Why We Can No Longer Afford to Lose the Plot on Planning". Archived from the original on 2018-01-19.
  7. "McCreevy Plan Will Not Solve Regional Problems". Irish Times. 16 December 2003.
  8. "He's the last big hope for nation on its knees". Sunday Independent. 29 June 2008.
  9. "Cowen to Clinch Partnership Deal?". The Phoenix. July 11, 2008.
  10. Sunday Tribune. March 15, 2009 http://www.tribune.ie/news/article/2009/mar/15/20-people-who-will-save-ireland. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "UCD-TCD research merger may be delayed". Irish Times. March 7, 2009.
  12. http://www.globalirishforum.ie/Participants.aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. http://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2017/oct/13/academyofsocialsciencesfellowshipforucdprofessor/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://www.rtpi.org.uk/briefing-room/news-releases/2014/january/rtpi-centenary-begins-with-the-award-of-lifetime-honorary-memberships/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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