Eoin Costello
National Program Director
The Dargan Institute for the Green & Digital Transition
Eoin is the National Program Director of The Dargan Institute for the Green & Digital Transition and he is also a member of multiple advisory boards such as the Enterprise Digital Advisory Board (EDAF) of the Irish government. Additionally, he was named Ireland’s ‘Local Digital Hero’ at the .IE Digital Town Awards. His book ‘Digital First Communities’ was awarded the Minister’s Medal by the Chair of the OECD 4th ‘Digital 4 SMES’ Roundtable.
As CEO of Startup Ireland Eoin led Ireland’s national startup week, the Startup Gathering, and was an award-winning incubation centre manager at TUDublin Hothouse. Previously he grew Novara Technology from the front bedroom of his home to over 10,000 customers at the time of its sale. He also serves as an expert in the Focus Group Smart Communities.
Area of expertise:
- Helping localities navigate the green & digital transition
- Empowering localities to become Smart Communities