Olivier Coquelin is Senior Lecturer in British and Irish Studies at the University of Caen Normandy where he is a member of the research group in Irish studies (GREI - ERIBIA). His research work focuses on the history and ideology of Irish political and social movements in the period eighteenth to twentieth century.

Brigitte Bastiat holds a PhD in Media and Communication Studies (University of Paris 8). She teaches English at La Rochelle University, is a member of the CRHIA (Research Centre for International Atlantic History). She has published on identity, gender representations in the Irish theatre and cinema and has co-translated two plays by Owen McCafferty.

Frank Healy is a lecturer in English for Special Purposes at La Rochelle University, and a member of the CRHIA (Research Centre for Atlantic and International History). He has published work on identity, migration and sport, and has co-translated two plays by Northern Irish playwright Owen McCafferty.