Professor Mairead Moriarty is a Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick. She is widely published in the field of minority language planning and policy. She is also widely published in the field of linguistic and semiotic landscaping and recent work has included patterns of multilingualism in the linguistic landscape of Limerick as well as on issues of environmental humanities and public health. She is widely published in key journal in these respective fields including International Journal of Multilingualism, Language and Society and The Linguistic Landscape Journal.