Ciara Ní É

Ciara Ní É
Born	Clontarf, Dublin
Nationality	Irish
Occupation(s)	Broadcaster, writer
Known for	Bilingual poet
Relatives	Barry Heneghan (brother)

Ciara Ní Éanacháin, known by her pen name Ciara Ní É, is a bilingual Irish writer, performer, podcaster and television presenter. She founded REIC, a bilingual spoken word event and co-founded the LQBTQ+ arts collective AerachAiteachGaelach, with Eoin McEvoy.

Biography

Ciara Ní É was born in Clontarf, Dublin. Though not raised speaking Irish, Ní É went to Coláiste Chamuis, Rossaveel in the Gaeltacht, the Irish speaking parts of Ireland, during her secondary school summers. She completed a degree in English Literature and Modern Irish at Trinity College Dublin in 2013. After graduating, Ní É spent a year in London with Dorling Kindersley. In 2015, she completed a master's degree in Scríobh agus Cumarsáid na Gaeilge at University College Dublin. Ní É founded the REIC poetry night while taking her MA course.^[1] Ní É completed a year of teaching Irish as a Fulbright scholar teaching Irish at Villanova University, 2017 - 2018.^[2][3][4]

Ní É is a regular broadcaster both on the national TV channels of RTÉ and TG4. Since 2017, she also creates a regular YouTube series called 'What The Focal!?' where she talks about Irish. In 2020, she is the writer-in-residence for Dublin City University.^[5][6][3][7]

References

1. "Announcing Ciara Ní É as an Irish Writers Centre Ambassador". Irish Writers Centre - Dublin, Ireland. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
2. "'I was brought up speaking English and I never went to a Gaelscoil'". The Irish Times. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
3. McKinney, Seamus (30 April 2020). "Belfast Gaeltacht to feature in new language documentary". The Irish News. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
4. "Ciara Ní É". Fulbright.
5. "8 LGBT+ content creators you need to follow if you want to brush up on your cúpla focal as Gaeilge!". GCN. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
6. "DCU Music and poet Ciara Ni É look to the future for project celebrating the end of COVID-19 crisis". DCU. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
7. Adam, Brian (8 May 2020). "A new documentary about the Irish language outside the Gaeltacht to be broadcast on TG4 tonight". Euro X live. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.