Biography
Eoin O'Meara Daly is a Research Fellow in Youth Justice with the Research Evidence into Policy Programmes and Practice Project (REPPP) in the School of Law, University of Limerick. Eoin has been a lead researcher on the Greentown Replication study, the Greentown Programme Design initiative and author of the Bluetown report http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8643. Eoin also leads a Youth Crime MA Module in the University, a cross-disciplinary offering that blends legal and social science perspectives with the distinctive element of dealing with real world issues.Eoin currently works on the REPPP Action Research Project, a collaboration with 16 Garda Youth Diversion Projects as trial sites to examine ‘relational practice' (or professional relationships between practitioners and young people) in youth justice settings using a co-design approach. Eoin was previously a Youth Justice Worker and Coordinator before managing a number of initiatives and services for young people in Limerick for Limerick Youth Service over a 10-year period. Eoin is also a PHD scholarship awardee in the School of Law, University of Limerick, examining Collective Efficacy and youth crime intervention.
Research Interests
Eoins expertise lies in the area of youth crime prevention, intervention and youth justice. Eoin is a PhD scholarship awardee in the School of Law, University of Limerick, examining Collective Efficacy and youth crime intervention.Eoins MA thesis in Criminology through TUD focused on the area of 'desistance' or the cessation of offending, and how some young adults were able to stay away from crime despite being heavily involved in their younger years. This was titled, 'A Case Study of Youth Crime Desistance in a Disadvantaged Area', and focused on challenging and complex ex-offenders striving to 'make good' in one of Ireland's most disadvantaged areas.
Professional Activities
Education
- 2023 University of Limerick - PhD
- 2011 Technological University Dublin - Master of Arts
- 2010 TUS - Certificate
- 2007 TUS - Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
Association
- 2011 Child Protection Awareness Trainer, National Youth Council Of Ireland
Committee
- 2011 Garda Youth Diversion Project management committees, A member of various Garda youth diversion steering and management committee's where Eoin acted as chair and secretary from 2011 to 2017
Employment
- 2011 Limerick Youth Service - Management
- 2007 Limerick Youth Service - Coordinator Garda Youth Diversion Project
- 2006 Clare Youth Service - Youth Worker
Other
- Tang Soo Do Korean Karate Instructor, 2nd Dan Black Belt Karate
Research Collaborators
- Dr Sean Redmond
- Dr Catherine Naughton