Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín
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Who is Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín?
Dr. Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín is an author and academic at Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. She served on the government agency Coimisiún na Gaeltachta from 2000 to 2002. She is also a co-founder of the Irish language publishing firm Cois Life.
Nic Pháidín has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Irish from University College Dublin. She has held editing and research positions at An Gúm, Comhar, the Department of Education, The Irish Times, and The Royal Irish Academy. She currently has a position in Fiontar, an Irish language school in Dublin City University. She has been an Irish language consultant for the Oxford English Dictionary since 1985. She is also series editor of the monograph series Lúb ar Phár. Her research interests include the development of Gaeltachts in Ireland, the contemporary development of the Irish language, and twentieth century print media.
In 1995, Nic Pháidín co-founded Cois Life, an Irish language academic and literary publisher. She is currently the co-director of Cois Life. Cois Life receives funding from The Arts Council of Ireland and Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge.
Nic Pháidín was a member of Coimisiún na Gaeltachta from 2000 to 2002. Coimisiún na Gaeltachta was a government agency appointed to provide recommendations on how to strengthen the role of Irish in Gaeltacht communities.
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