Aisling Murtagh is a Postdoctoral Researcher with the RURALIZATION project at the Rural Studies Centre within the Discipline of Geography at the University of Galway, Ireland. Her current research examines the issues of rural regeneration and generational renewal.

She has worked on a number of rural development related national and European projects in areas including creative industries, short food supply chains and food cooperatives. She also worked with Ireland’s National Rural Network as Research and Development Officer where her work particularly focused on the LEADER programme.