| Ciara Ní É | |
| Birth Place: | Clontarf, Dublin |
| Known For: | Bilingual poet |
| Occupation: | Broadcaster, writer |
| Relatives: | Barry Heneghan (brother) |
| Nationality: | Irish |
Ciara Ní Éanacháin, known by her pen name Ciara Ní É, is a bilingual Irish writer, performer, podcaster and television presenter. She founded REIC, a bilingual spoken word event and co-founded the LQBTQ+ arts collective AerachAiteachGaelach, with Eoin McEvoy.
Ciara Ní É was born in Clontarf, Dublin. Though not raised speaking Irish, Ní É went to Coláiste Chamuis, Rossaveel in the Gaeltacht, the Irish speaking parts of Ireland, during her secondary school summers. She completed a degree in English Literature and Modern Irish at Trinity College Dublin in 2013. After graduating, Ní É spent a year in London with Dorling Kindersley. In 2015, she completed a master's degree in Scríobh agus Cumarsáid na Gaeilge at University College Dublin. Ní É founded the REIC poetry night while taking her MA course.[1] Ní É completed a year of teaching Irish as a Fulbright scholar teaching Irish at Villanova University, 2017 - 2018.[2] [3] [4]
Ní É is a regular broadcaster both on the national TV channels of RTÉ and TG4. Since 2017, she also creates a regular YouTube series called 'What The Focal!?' where she talks about Irish. In 2020, she is the writer-in-residence for Dublin City University.[5] [6] [7]