Also, Michael, tell us if your name when written inside some Irish text, should it be considered English, or Irish? Then, should the i be dotted?
My name should be written with U+0069 as has been stated already. In a Gaelic font, it would be drawn without a dot.
This is the most elementary of character/glyph issues. -- Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com