The ICLRD has developed a number of links with other academic and research institutes. Through these associations, additional expertise is brought to the organisation; which, in turn, enables ICLRD to engage in a wide-range of initiatives on the ground.
<a href="http://www.nuim.ie/nirsa/people/research_associates/mccafferty.shtml" target="_blank"><strong>Prof. Des McCafferty</strong></a>
Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Geography<strong>,</strong> Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick &amp; NIRSA Associate<strong>
</strong>Tel. + 353 (0)61 204317
E-mail: <a href="mailto:Des.McCafferty@mic.ul.ie">Des.McCafferty@mic.ul.ie</a>
<a href="http://www.mic.ul.ie/academicdepts/geography/Pages/staffmembers.aspx" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Brendan O’Keeffe</strong></a>
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick &amp; NIRSA Associate
Tel. + 353 61 204344
E-mail: <a href="mailto:Brendan.OKeeffe@mic.ul.ie">Brendan.OKeeffe@mic.ul.ie</a>
<strong><a href="http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=ovr&amp;facId=237760" target="_blank">Dr. Nicholas Retsinas</a>
</strong>Senior Lecturer of Business Administrations,  Harvard Business Schools
Tel. +1 (617) 496-7473
E-mail: <a href="mailto:nicolas_retsinas@harvard.edu">nicolas_retsinas@harvard.edu</a>
<a href="http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/people/eric_belsky.html" target="_blank"><strong>Erick Belsky</strong></a>
Director, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
Tel. +1 617-496-4991
E-mail: <a href="mailto:Eric_Belsky@hks.harvard.edu" target="_blank">Eric_Belsky@hks.harvard.edu</a>
<strong><a href="http://www.ucd.ie/agfood/staff/agri-businessruraldevelopment/academic/drkarenkeaveney/" target="_blank">Karen Keaveney</a></strong>
Lecturer in Rural Development, University College Dublin
Tel. +353 1 716 7858
E-mail: <a href="mailto:karen.keaveney@ucd.ie" target="_blank">karen.keaveney@ucd.ie</a>