There are two research centres affiliated to the Department, the Euro-Asia Centre and the National Centre for Tourism Policy Studies (NCTPS),  In addition, the Privatisation & Public Private Partnerships Research Group (P4) is affiliated to the Department.

Faculty actively engage in research projects and publish in a variety of media in line with the research objectives of the University.  Faculty research interests and publications can be viewed on their personal pages in the faculty & staff section.

Members of faculty have published in a number of leading refereed journals, including:

• Applied Economics
• Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
• Economic and Social Review
• Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
• Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
• International Review of Applied Economics
• Journal of Asian Economics
• Journal of European Integration
• Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland
• Journal of World Trade
• Policy Studies
• Public Administration
• Public Money and Management
• Regional Studies
• Resources Policy
• Tourism Economics