Michael Moriarty[1] (born 8 March 1954) is a native of County Carlow, Ireland, and the author of several motivational and Irish history-related books. For over twenty years (1997-2018), he was involved at the highest level of education and training in the Republic of Ireland, having been General Secretary of Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)[2] and of its predecessor the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA). From 2014 to 2020 he was also president of the European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE).[3]