Dave O’Connell

Dave O’Connell is responsible for ComReg’s strategy, economics, and research functions, and is closely following the changing regulatory policy environment in Europe and Ireland.

An economist of 25 years’ experience, he has led major reviews by ComReg of telephony and wholesale broadband markets. Prior to joining ComReg in 2017, he spent 12 years with the CCPC, Ireland’s national competition authority, where he focussed on abuse of dominance cases and anti-competitive vertical agreements. Dave started his career as a policy analyst with Ireland’s incumbent gas network operator in the early stages of market liberalisation.

Dave holds master’s degrees in comparative politics, economic policy, and industrial economics from University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of East Anglia, and a postgraduate diploma in EU competition law from King’s College London.