Rory O’ Connor

MSc, BA (Hons), H. Dip, Higher Cert.

Rory is an Ecologist and Environmental Consultant with experience in Invasive Species Management, Appropriative Assessments, Preliminary Ecological Assessments, and working as an Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW). Prior to his work as an Ecologist, Rory spent many years working as a Horticulturist.

Rory holds a MSc in Applied Environmental Science from University College Dublin. His thesis examined the contrasting macroinvertebrate communities of upland streams in the Wicklow, Kerry, and Cork mountains. In addition, he has a BA (Hons) in Physical and Human Geographies from University College Cork, a Higher Cert. in Horticulture from St. Stephen’s College in Cork, and a Higher Cert. in Outdoor Sports and Leadership from the Further Education College in Kinsale. 

Projects to date have been varied, involving several large-scale infrastructural developments, as well as ecological assessments of birds, mammals, plants, and habitats.