Mary Lou McDonald, President of Sinn Féin (Uachtarán Shinn Féin), Leader of the Opposition in Ireland, and Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency; Sinn Féin Irish speaker Róis-Marie Donnelly, who was named Belfast’s next Lord Mayor; Michelle O’Neill, First Minister of Northern Ireland and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mid Ulster.
*John is a Founder and the Publisher and Editor of iIrish (2006); a Founder and Deputy Director of Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival for more than 35 years (1982); Founder of Speak Irish Cleveland (2010); A Founder of The Greater Cleveland An Gorta Mor Stone (2000); an archivist, spokesman, emcee, Spoken Word presenter and author of five books, so far.