Uinseann Mac Thómais (aka Vincent Holmes) likes lots of pastimes. He starts his day at 6.30am with a sea swim in Blackrock, normally a very mirthful experience. Its exhilaration fires him up for the rest of the day to dabble in computing, innovation and the occasional written piece for the Galway Review. He has a keen interest in an Ghaeilge and its perpetuation and holds a Master’s Degree in Language Planning, the science of passing language on to the next generation. A retired civil servant, formerly of Roinn na Gaeltachta, he works part-time as a court interpreter.