John O'Halloran is an Irish scientist, university lecturer, ornithologist and academic administrator.
He was awarded a doctorate of science (DSc) by the National University of Ireland for his published works in 2009 and he previously held academic posts at Colby College in Maine in the United States and the University of Wales in Cardiff.
[2] He was a founder of the Quercus Talented Students Programme and Co-Chair of the UCC Green Campus forum.
[8] According to the Irish Times, O’Halloran “has authored a significant body of international research papers and several book chapters which focus on the ecological impacts of land-use change and climate change on our community, and he has supervised 75 PhD and research Masters students to completion.” O’Halloran was vice-president of the British Trust for Ornithology and a former executive board member of BirdWatch Ireland.
He was also Chair of Ireland’s Countryside Bird Survey Steering Committee and an advisor to the European Environment Agency.