hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈaɪɚlənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ænd ɪz nˈaʊ ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ ˈaɪɹɪʃ stˈʌdiz æɾ ˌɛnjˌuːˈaɪ ɡˈælweɪ.
He returned to Ireland in 1996, and is now the Director of the Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway.