He studied at the University of Hull where he obtained a BSc and MSc in Economics, and at Trinity College Dublin where he was awarded his PhD.
[1] Kinsella worked as an economist in the Central Bank of Ireland and subsequently attended the International Monetary Fund(IMF) Institute in Washington D.C., gaining a Diploma in Financial Analysis and Policy.
Kinsella served as an Economic Advisor to the Department of Industry and Commerce, before becoming a professor at the University of Ulster.
In September 2018, Kinsella spoke as an independent euro-skeptic at the launch of the Irish Freedom party.
[4] Kinsella served as chair of Mothers and Fathers Matter which campaigned against the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 and against the introduction of same-sex marriage in the 2015 Referendum.