Dairena Ní Chinnéide

Dairena Ní Chinnéide is from the West Kerry Gaeltacht of Corca Dhuibhne. She has a BA in Communication Studies from DCU and a Higher Diploma in Translation Studies from NUI, Galway. While she writes poetry in Irish, she translates all her work into English. Her first bilingual collection was An Trodaí agus dánta eile/The Warrior and Other Poems (2006). This was followed by Máthair an Fhiaigh/The Raven's Mother (2008) and An tEachtrannach/The Stranger (2008). Dairena Ní Chinnéide was shortlisted for the Strong Award in 2007.