Research Interests
Early Irish Language and Literature, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).

Background
Education: (University of Dublin, Trinity College 1994-2004): B.A. (Hons.) Early and Modern Irish (1998), H.Dip.Ed. (1999), Ph.D. Early Irish Language and Literature (2004).

Employment
(University of Ulster 2003-date): Research Assistant on Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language (eDIL) Project (2003-4); Research Associate on Linking Dictionaries and Texts (LDT) Project (2004-2005); Irish Language Technologist, Centre for Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning (2005-date).

Recent PublicationsBooks
Talland Étair: A Critical Edition with Introduction, Translation, Textual Notes, Bibliography and Vocabulary. Maynooth Medieval Irish Texts IV. 2005. Maynooth.

Articles
(With Marcas Mac Coinnigh) ‘The Use of CALL in Irish Language Teaching: The Way Forward?’ in CALL Computer Assisted Language Learning, An International Journal, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium (forthcoming 2006).
‘Gnéithe de Chumadh agus de Struchtúr Talland Étair’, in Taighde agus Teagasc 5. (forthcoming, 2005). Béal Feirste.

Conference Papers
‘The Orthographic System of Harleian 5280’, Testing the Pen: Medieval Celtic Manuscripts, University of Aberdeen, 16-17 August 2004.

‘Gnéithe de Chumadh agus de Struchtúr Talland Étair’, Taighde agus Teagasc 5 , Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Mhuire, 16 Aibreán 2005.
(With Marcas Mac Coinnigh) ‘The Use of CALL in Irish Language Teaching: The Way Forward?’ UCALL Conference: ‘Developing a pedagogy for CALL? Examples of theory and practice’, University of Ulster, Coleraine, 14-15 June 2005.

'Task-based language learning in a multimedia environment', Technology and Third Level Language Teaching Conference (organised under the auspices of the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguaistics and Area Studies Northern Ireland), University of Ulster, Coleraine, 17 May 2006.

'Task-based Learning', Crossing Frontiers: languages and the international dimension, Cardiff University, 6-7 July, 2006.

'The development of pronunciation exercises for Irish Language Learners for use within a Multimedia Language Laboratory', EUROCALL 2006: Integrating CALL into Study Programmes, University of Granada, 4-7 September 2006.

Scholarships and Awards2000-2003
Awarded Government of Ireland Scholarship by Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

2005
Awarded Ferguson Memorial Prize by Trinity College, Dublin for doctoral thesis.