Cormac O’Donnell is the Strategic Policy Manager of the Intercultural Unit of Dublin City Council. He has undertaken and overseen an array of research and consultative work in the areas of housing, social inclusion, new community development, interculturalism and integration and led the development of policy and practice at local government level.

In addition to the shared project management activities, Cormac contributes to the following specific project management and research activities:

• integration of cross-sector practices in relation to social inclusion, community development and urban planning
• community access and involvement
• development of fieldwork plan and data analysis framework
• co-supervision of postgraduate research staff
• dissemination node – with among DCC departments of Heritage, Arts and Social Inclusion, as well as local governance and community development networks.

More information on Cormac's unit at Dublin city Council can be found [here].