{"id":10214,"date":"2018-07-17T09:03:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T08:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nesc.ie\/damian-thomas\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:53:26","slug":"damian-thomas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nesc.ie\/ga\/damian-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Damian Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nesc.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/damian-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4353\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Thosaigh an Dr. Damian Thomas ag obair le NESC i m\u00ed Aibre\u00e1in 2010, tar \u00e9is d\u00f3 a bheith ag obair roimhe sin leis an NCPP \u00f3 2002. Sular thosaigh s\u00e9 ag obair leis an NCPP, d&#8217;oibrigh s\u00e9 mar Oifigeach Taighde le Cumann na nArd-Sheirbh\u00edseach Sibhialta agus Poibl\u00ed (AHCPS). Roimhe sin, bh\u00ed s\u00e9 ina Scol\u00e1ire Newman sa Ch\u00fairt Oibreachais ag UCD (1997-2000) agus ina chomhlach taighde ag an Centre for Urban &amp; Regional Development Studies, Ollscoil Newcastle (1993-1995). Bronnadh PhD air in 2003 \u00f3 Ollscoil Newcastle as a chuid oibre ar chomhph\u00e1irt\u00edocht sh\u00f3isialta agus rialachas in \u00c9irinn. D&#8217;oibrigh an Dr. Thomas sa Roinn Airgeadais ar iasacht \u00f3 Mh\u00e1rta 2012 go deireadh 2014, agus le linn a thr\u00e9imhse ansin d&#8217;oibrigh s\u00e9 go pr\u00edomha i r\u00e9ims\u00ed Maoini\u00fa FBManna, maoini\u00fa neamhbhainc agus D\u00f3cmhainneacht Phearsanta. I measc na dtionscadal a raibh Damian p\u00e1irteach go d\u00edreach iontu bh\u00ed bun\u00fa Chorp\u00e1id Bainc\u00e9ireachta Strait\u00e9is\u00ed na h\u00c9ireann. Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 ina bhall freisin de R\u00fana\u00edocht Ardleibh\u00e9al Saineolaithe an AE ar Mhaoini\u00fa agus Bonneagar FBManna.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>R\u00edomhphost: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:%20damian.thomas@nesc.ie\">damian.thomas@nesc.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thosaigh an Dr. Damian Thomas ag obair le NESC i m\u00ed Aibre\u00e1in 2010, tar \u00e9is d\u00f3 a bheith ag obair roimhe sin leis an NCPP \u00f3 2002. Sular thosaigh s\u00e9 ag obair leis an NCPP, d&#8217;oibrigh s\u00e9 mar Oifigeach Taighde le Cumann na nArd-Sheirbh\u00edseach Sibhialta agus Poibl\u00ed (AHCPS). 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