Seán Ó Coinn is from Mullaghbawn in County Armagh, where he lives with his wife Áine.

Seán has worked as a presenter on BBC Radio Ulster, as a teacher of Irish at secondary level and as a researcher at Queen’s University Belfast for the Northern Ireland Place Names Scheme. Seán was also a project manager at the Tí Chulainn cultural centre in Mullaghbawn and an examinations translator with the NI Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment. He spent 10 years as Chief Executive Officer of Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta, the organisation for the promotion of Irish-medium education in Northern Ireland. He was one of the founders of Naíscoil and Bunscoil Ard Mhacha. He was appointed as Deputy CEO/Director of Education Services in Foras na Gaeilge in September 2011 and as CEO in December 2016.

Conall is a native of Tyrone and lives there with his family. He has more than twenty years of experience working as a teacher and lecturer in the Irish-medium education sector. Conall started out tutoring in Coláiste Chaitríona in Armagh and, after that, as a lecturer in St. Mary’s University College, Belfast.

Conall received a degree (LLB) and postgraduate degree (PG Dip) in law from Queen’s University, Belfast and after that a postgraduate certificate in education (T.I.C.O.) in St. Mary’s University, Belfast. As well as this, he has received a Master’s degree in modern Irish from Ulster University, Belfast.

With experience as a television and radio presenter with BCC Gaeilge and TG4, he started his role as the Education Editor with TG4 in 2022. He has spent many years there developing tutoring resources, educational series and TG4’s Fís Scoile. Conall works as a commentator and presenter on TG4 sport programmes.

Edel Ní Chorráin was reared in Garrison in County Fermanagh. She is a graduate of the University of Ireland, Galway (BA in Irish and Mathematics). She attended Queen’s University Belfast, where she gained a Post Graduate Degree in Education and a M.Sc. in Education Multimedia.

Edel has spent periods teaching in Coláiste Feirste in Belfast, in Coláiste Chineál Eoghain in County Donegal and as an assistant editor with Foras na Gaeilge. She was appointed as education manager for Irish-medium Education, Post-primary, with the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in 2012 and during that period she was responsible for providing resources to the Irish-medium post-primary sector in the north, including online resources. Edel was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Education Services in August 2017.

Shane Ó hEidhin is from Dublin. He attended Scoil Lorcáin, Monkstown and Coláiste Eoin, Booterstown. He has a first class honours Business Degree from DCU (Finance & German) and an MSc in Quantitative Finance from Smurfit Business School.

Shane is qualified as a professional accountant and tax consultant (FCCA & AITI). Prior to his appointment with Foras na Gaeilge Shane had more than a decade of experience as a senior manager with PwC where he advised some of the largest companies in Ireland and internationally. He also had the opportunity to work as a manager with Microsoft (on secondment from PwC) during that time. Shane now deals with all elements of corporate affairs in Foras na Gaeilge including finance, HR, communications and IT.

Breandán has been working with Foras na Gaeilge since the organisation was founded in 1999, and has been working in the Irish language sector since 1994. During his time with Foras na Gaeilge and its predecessor Bord na Gaeilge, Breandán has held a wide range of roles. Starting off in Áis, the book distribution agency, Breandán has held roles dealing with business development, communications, media relations and technology before returning to Áis as programme manager in 2011 where he remained until appointed a director in 2021. Is his role as director of Development Services Breandán oversees the development and implementation of policy and strategy in the areas of Community and Business Development, Media, the Arts and in the Public Sector. He also directs Foras na Gaeilge’s Language Planning Unit and Colmcille, in addition to serving as a member of the senior management team. Breandán is acting as the Foras na Gaeilge representative on the Governments Irish Language Services Advisory Committee.