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Dairena Ní Chinnéide is an Irish poet and former broadcast journalist, interpreter, television producer and mother. She has published 12 books of mainly bilingual poetry in her native Irish language and one in English whose title is 'deleted' published by Salmon Poetry. One of her well known poems is Jeaic ar Scoil. She was received numerous awards for her writing, including The Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship, The Arts Council of Ireland and Éalaíon na Gaeltachta Literature Awards and was nominated Poet Laureate for Listowel during the Poetry Ireland initiative, Poetrytown 20201.

Dairena Ní Chinnéide
Occupation	Poet broadcast journalist
Language	Irish English
Alma mater	Dublin City University

Biography

Ní Chinnéide hails from the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry.[1] She graduated from Dublin City University in 1989 with an honours degree in Communications studies.[2] After working at Radio Kerry, she joined Century Radio.[2] She was the final voice heard on Century Radio before it closed in November 1991.[1] She moved back to Kerry to work at RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.[2]

Ní Chinnéide's first book of poetry was published by Cló Iar-Chonnachta in 2005.[2]

Ní Chinnidéide was appointed writer-in-residence at Dublin City University for the 2017-2018 year.[3] Her first English language book of poetry was published in 2019.[1]

Selected works

• An Trodaí & Dánta Eile/The Warrior & Other Poems, 2006
• Máthair an Fhiaigh/The Raven's Mother, 2008
• An tEachtrannach/Das Fremde/The Stranger, 2008
• Pol na mBabies, 2008
• Bleachtaire na Seirce, 2011
• Cloithear Aistear Anama, Coiscéim, 2013
• Labhraíonn Fungie/Fungie Speaks, 2015
• Fé Gheasa/Spellbound, 2016
• Tairseach, Éabhlóid, 2021

References

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