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Doireann Ní Ghlacáin

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Doireann Ní Ghlacáin
Born1993/1994 (age 30–31)
Relatives
Seán Ó Riada (maternal grandfather)

Liadh Ní Riada (maternal aunt) Paddy Glackin (paternal uncle)

Doireann Ní Ghlacáin (born 1993/1994) is an Irish fiddler, sean-nós singer, and TV presenter.

Early life and Education

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Ní Ghlacáin grew up in Clontarf, County Dublin.[1] Her father, Kevin Glackin, is a retired garda and her mother Sorcha Ní Riada, political correspondent for TG4.[1] Her maternal grandfather was the composer Seán Ó Riada.[2]

Ní Ghlacáin received her primary education at Scoil Neasáin, a Gaelscoil in Harmonstown, before attending Coláiste Íosagáin, Booterstown.[1] She was taught to play the fiddle by her father.[3][4]

Career

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Ní Ghlacáin co-hosts the bilingual podcast How to Gael with Louise Cantillon and Síomha Ní Ruairc, and TV and radio presenter with RTÉ Radio 1, TG4, and RTÉ.[5]

She presented the documentary Seán Ó Riada - Mo Sheanathair in 2021, exploring the life and works of her grandfather, Seán Ó Riada.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fiddler Doireann Ní Ghlacáin: 'My mother talked to us in Irish as kids and I'd be mortified. Now I've a really strong sense of my identity. I'm a Gael'". Irish Independent. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b O'Connell, Pet (23 December 2021). "Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on delving into the life of her grandfather Seán Ó Riada". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Doireann Ní Ghlacáin". Seán Corcoran Series. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Something For The Weekend: Doireann Ní Ghlacáin's cultural picks". RTÉ.ie. 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Doireann Ní Ghlacáin". The Collaborations Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2025.