Dairena Ní Chinnéide
Dairena Ní Chinnide is an Irish writer and former broadcast journalist. She has published books of poetry in her native Irish language and in English. One of her well known poems is Jeaic ar Scoil.
Biography[]
Ní Chinnide hails from Dingle, County Kerry.[1] She graduated from Dublin City University in 1989 with a 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 Chinnide's first book of poetry was published by Cló Iar-Chonnachta in 2005.[2]
Ní Chinnid 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
References[]
- ^ a b c Clancy, Paddy (2 December 2019). "Paddy Clancy: My tribute to newsreader and poet Dairna Ni Chinnide". Irish Mirror. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Foley, Catherine (8 August 2006). "New chapter in life and verse". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ni Dhuinn, Siún (29 September 2017). "Filíocht agus Fossils: Dairena Ní Chinnéide ar a ról úr". RTÉ. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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