Bríona Nic Dhiarmada is the Thomas J. & Kathleen M. O’Donnell Professor of Irish Studies Emeritus and Concurrent Professor of Film, Television, and Theatre
at the University of Notre Dame. A writer, academic and filmmaker, Nic Dhiarmada was educated in Trinity College, Dublin and UCD and is a native of Wexford. She lectured at UCD before working in television for RTÉ and TG4 before returning to academia at UL in 2006. She has been a Distinguished Visiting International Scholar at the University of Missouri and held a Senior Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame before joining the fulltime faculty as a tenured endowed professor.
Nic Dhiarmada has written numerous screenplays and has produced, written and directed award winning documentaries including the multi-award winning documentary series 1916 narrated by Liam Neeson and screened worldwide including broadcasts on RTÉ, PBS and BBC. Among the awards were the American Public Television Award for Excellence and the Best Documentary Series, Irish Film and Television Academy Awards 2016. Her book 1916- The Irish Rebellion won the Foreward Prize for History. She is the writer and producer of the 4-part series and documentary feature film entitled From that Small Island- The Story of the Irish (2025) narrated by Colin Farrell
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