Background
Kirk, Robert John was born on May 12, 1951 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Francis (McGeagh) Kirk.
Kirk, Robert John was born on May 12, 1951 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Francis (McGeagh) Kirk.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, Queens University, Belfast, 1972.
Trainee accountant, Price Waterhouse, Belfast, 1972-1976; finance controller, Shell Oil, Belfast, 1976-1978; personal assistant, James Baird & Company, Belfast, 1978-1981; company director, Griffith College Dublin, 1981-1985; lecturer, Queens U., 1985-1991; professor, U. Ulster, Belfast, since 1992.
Fellow Institute Chartered Accountants Ireland (Harold Bell prize 1975). Member Malone Golf Club.
Married Vivienne Honner Shaw, August 15, 1981. Children: Christopher Shaw, Robert William Thomas.