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Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge
Déirdre is an Assistant Editor on the Foclóir na Nua-Ghaeilge project. She has worked in the Academy for over ten years, and is currently serving as the Staff Representative on the Executive Committee. She received a PhD from University College Dublin in 2013, and is an IRC Research Project Grant recipient.