Dr Frank Crowley

Cork University Business School

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Dr Frank Crowley is a lecturer in Economics at Cork University Business School, UCC

Most firms and people are drawn towards agglomerations and cities like Dublin, Cork and Limerick like a magnetic force

Why Ireland needs real decentralisation

Decentralisation will only work if local government can make decisions about raising revenues and spending on services

Decentralisation • 07 Oct 19

What to do with a conundrum like Kilkenny?

One of the key challenges of our time is how to manage lagging regions without constraining leading regions

Kilkenny • 11 Dec 18

"The likelihood of a company willing or wanting to locate in Blarney, Brinny, Kinsale, Middleton, Mallow or in out of city industrial parks is falling" Photo: Darren Spoonley

How to build a better Cork

What are the transport, housing and employment factors to consider to make Cork a great city?

Cork • 30 Nov 18

Sunset above the Beara Peninsula in west Cork. Photo: Dave Walsh/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images

How west Cork used creativity to beat the recession

West Cork's success in its areas of strength shows that the model of focusing on innovation in regional areas makes sense

West Cork • 19 Jul 18

Cork Business Association easily lobbied for a car ban on Patrick St to be overturned

Why cars and motorways aren't the keys to Cork's future

The design and liveability of Cork's built environment will be far more important than the city's roads infrastructure in the years to come.

Cork • 06 Aug 18

"Artistic creativity should be at the heart of our STEM subjects and policies"

We need the arts at the heart of our policies for long-term gain

Our capacity for artistic creativity will be at the heart of Ireland's resilience to global automation

arts • 23 Mar 18

How local government failed Cork

The Brainstorm long read: like much of the country, the problems around housing, transport and infrastructure in Cork can be traced back to poor local ...

Cork • 10 Feb 18

Ireland at night as seen from the International Space Station in 2016. Photo: Tim Peake

Why Project Ireland 2040 is doomed to fail

Opinion: the Project Ireland 2040 plan seeks balanced development throughout the country, but that's something which has historically proved elusive and stymies long term national ...

Ireland 2040 • 16 Feb 18

"The number of people employed in the sector in Ireland is lower than that of other EU countries and represent only about three per cent of total Irish employment"

Irish policymakers must focus more on the creative sector

Opinion: the significance of the creative sector in driving future growth is set to increase so policymakers should focus more on measure and improvements to ...

Creative industries • 22 Nov 17

"LVT would have no impact on most people, but would ensure land is employed for its best use"

How a land value tax could solve many economic headaches

Opinion: the introduction of a Land Value Tax would force people to be efficient with their use and ownership of land and help alleviate many ...

Economics • 18 Oct 17