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Molly is from Letterkenny, County Donegal. She was not raised with Irish but she had a passion for it at school and did well in the subject.

Mary Kennedy is an Irish television personality and former newscaster, and writer.

Sam Blake has had a string of Irish No. 1 bestsellers, including Keep Your Eyes on Me, Remember My Name and The Killing Sense and has been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year three times.

Dr Katriona O'Sullivan is a professor of psychology and the bestselling author of Poor, winner of Biography of the Year and Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards.

Mark Little is an Irish journalist, television presenter and author. He presented Prime Time for RTÉ until December 2009.

There has always been a fascination with the combination of shape and stone as a material for Eoghan, as testified by a collection of found stone fragments — natural sculptures — from such disparate locations as the Sinai desert, Greece and the West of Ireland.

Kyla Cobbler is a fast-rising, Cork-born Irish stand-up comedian and social media star known for her blunt storytelling and razor-sharp crowd work.

Nikita Hand is a former hairdresser and debut author whose book, Not the Perfect Victim, charts her journey through trauma, resilience and the pursuit of justice.