The second group of new portraits in Stage 2 are launched
30 November 2018
The second group of Portraits in Stage 2 of the project are launched at a special occasion in the headquarters of Foras na Gaeilge
New writers in Stage 2
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 were launched at a special occasion in the Headquarters of Foras na Gaeilge, and the list for 2018 is as follows:
- Cathal Ó Háinle: Former professor of Modern Irish at Trinity College Dublin and academic writer
- Doireann Ní Ghríofa: poet
- Pádraic Breathnach: Former lecturer in Irish in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, short story writer and novelist
- Pádraigín Riggs: Former senior lecturer in Modern Irish in University College Cork, and academic writer
- Póilín Ní Chiaráin: journalist
- Ruairí Ó hUiginn: Director, School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, and academic writer
- Siobhán Parkinson: children’s writer
- Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin: scriptwriter, song composer and children's writer
Pól Ó Gallchóir, Chairperson of Foras na Gaeilge, launched the portraits and the panel comprising of Lára Ní Mhaoláin, Máirín Seoighe, Ronan Doherty and Seán Ó Mainnín underlook the work this year in Stage 2 of the project.
Professor Cathal Ó Háinle in the company of Pól Ó Gallchóir
2018 group writer Pádraic Breathnach admires his portrait on screen
CCelia de Fréine, Anna Davitt and Cormac Breathnach enjoying the launch