Paul McNamara delivers news reporting, editing and newspaper design modules on DCU's graduate and undergraduate journalism degrees. Past research: international journalism education, international relations and child abuse on the internet. He has authored book chapters, co-authored international reports and edited academic publications.
Current research: journalists in Ireland. He served as Head of the School of Communications 1995-2000 and chaired its BA in Journalism programme 1992-1996. He is currently the School's International Officer. He has been an external examiner/inspector in Ireland, England, Scotland, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, the Czech Republic and has lectured extensively in Europe and the USA. He was founding president of the European Journalism Training Association and served as a member of the board of directors of the European Journalism Centre, Maastricht, 1992-1997. Before joining DCU, he was a journalist with Independent Newspapers on the business section of the Irish Independent and on news for the Evening Herald and Sunday Independent.