Contact
Telephone
01 805 7700
Location
St Mary's, Room 222
Rannóg
Role
Léachtóir Cúnta san Oideachas le Saineolas sa Ghaeilge / Assistant Lecturer in Education with Expertise in Irish
Biography
Dr Dara de Poire is an Assistant Lecturer in Education with Expertise in Irish at Marino Institute of Education. His research interests include the Irish language, Sociolinguistics, Education and Terminology. As part of his role in MIE, Dr de Poire works with students across the B.Ed, B.Oid, PME, Ed Studies, ECE programmes to help them engage and develop their Irish language proficiency while also exploring the role of Irish as a minority language in both a social and cultural context. He has worked in both post-primary and third level education. His doctoral research, ‘An investigation of the attitudes of post-primary teachers in immersion education in Ireland towards new Irish terminology, was awarded ‘The International Award for Outstanding Achievement in Terminology Research and Development’ by the European Association for Terminology in 2025.
Qualifications
(PhD), Dublin City University, 2025
(B.A.), Dublin City University, 2020
Teaching
B.Ed 2: Ranganna Teagaisc Gaeilge — Lecturer
B.Ed 3: Ranganna Teagaisc Gaeilge — Lecturer
B.Oid3: BO8307 – Scríobh & Úsáid - Cruinneas & Cumarsáid — Module leader and lecturer
PME1: Ranganna Teagaisc Gaeilge — Lecturer
B.Sc. ECE & Ed Studies: EC8OSM – Gaeilge Roghnach — Module leader and lecturer
Postgraduate Diploma in Irish – TCD: Cumarsáid & Litearthacht — Lecturer
ORCiD
Publications and other outputs
Thesis
de Poire, D. (2025). Iniúchadh ar dhearcthaí múinteoirí iar-bhunscoile tumoideachais i leith nuathéarmaíocht na Gaeilge. [Doctoral dissertation]. Dublin City University.
Conference Contributions
de Poire, D. (2023). Iniúchadh ar dhearcthaí múinteoirí iar-bhunscoile tumoideachais i leith nuathéarmaíocht na Gaeilge. [Paper presentation]. Comhdháil Mhic Léinn na Ceiltise. Ollscoil Glaschú.
De Poire, D. (2022). Iniúchadh ar dhearcthaí múinteoirí iar-bhunscoile tumoideachais i leith nuathéarmaíocht na Gaeilge. [Paper presentation]. Siompóisiam Téarmeolaíochta. Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, Campas Naomh Pádraig.
Research/Professional Interests
Sociolinguistics, Terminology, Irish Language, Immersion Education
Awards
The International Award for Outstanding Achievement in Terminology Research and Development – PhD level (2025). European Association for Terminology.
Doctoral Scholarship (2020). Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dublin City University.