Dr John Walsh is Associate Professor of Irish in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway and Vice-Dean (Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and People) in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies. His numerous publications span Irish language policy, «new speakers» of Irish and other minority languages, minority language media, multilingualism, language and sexuality and language and socioeconomic development.