Anna Ní Ghallachair

Anna Ní Ghallachair (Anne Gallagher), Irish academic and scholar.

A native of Árainn Mhór, Tír Chonaill, Ní Ghallachair taught English in the universities of Bordeaux and Rennes, and both Irish and English at Brest. She has also been the director of the Language Centre, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and chairperson of Údarás na Gaeltachta from 2013 to conclusion on 15 January 2023.[1][2]

In November 2022, Ní Ghallachair was appointed chairperson of the TG4 Board. She succeeded Siún Ní Raghallaigh who was appointed chairperson of the RTÉ Board.[2]

Selected bibliography

  • Living Language: aspects of linguistic contact and identity (ed.), Dublin, 1997
  • Language Education in Ireland: current practice and future needs (eds. with Muris O Laoire), Dublin, 2006

References

  1. ^ McLaughlin, Rachel (18 January 2018). "Anna Ní Ghallachair reappointed as Chair of new Údarás na Gaeltachta board". Donegal Daily.
  2. ^ a b Ó Caollaí, Éanna (29 November 2022). "Anna Ní Ghallachair ainmnithe ina cathaoirleach ar Bhord TG4". The Irish Times.


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