The fifth new group of portraits in Stage 2 is launched
8 October 2021
The fifth group of new Portraits in Stage 2 of the project are launched at a special online occasion
The fifth group of new Portraits in Stage 2 of the project are launched at a special online occasion
Portráidí na Scríbhneoirí Gaeilge is a multi-annual, multi-stage project. In the first stage of the project, the book and website based on the original archive of portraits has been made available to the public. In the second stage of the project, new additional portraits are being added to the collection on an annual basis, so that the archive of living Irish-language writers can be made as complete as possible over time. A series of eight portraits/eight new writers was launched at a special online occasion at facebook.com/portraidi , and the list for 2021 is as follows:
- Antain Mac Lochlainn: novelist, translator, short story writer, and academic writer
- Deirdre Ní Ghrianna: short story writer and journalist
- Diarmuid de Faoite: dramatist and script writer
- Laoise Ní Chléirigh: children’s writer
- Máire Dinny Wren: poet, short story writer and dramatist
- Micheál Ó Cuaig: poet and composer
- Pádraig Ó Riain: former Professor of Old Irish, University College Cork, academic writer and toponymist
- Ríonach uí Ógáin: former Director of the National Folklore Collection, and academic writer
The panel comprising of Lára Ní Mhaoláin, Caoimhín Ó Peatáin, Máirín Seoighe, and Seán Ó Mainnín underlook the work this year in Stage 2 of the project.