Tomas O hIde is Professor of Languages and Literatures at Lehman College, CUNY, USA. Maire Ni Neachtain was Head of the Irish Department at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland, and now resides in An Spideal in the Cois Fharraige Gaeltacht, where she is active in many community enterprises. Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew is Lecturer at Penn Language Center, University of Pennsylvania, USA. John Gillen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Sciences, Hostos Community College, CUNY, USA.