Background
The Dedalus Press is one of Ireland’s best known and longest running literary imprints, specialising in the best in contemporary Irish poetry and poetry from around the world in translation. The press receives support from The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and is a not-for-profit enterprise dedicated to improving the visibility of poetry and the lot of poets. Dubbed “one of the most outward-looking poetry presses in Ireland and the UK” (UNESCO.org), the press, named for James Joyce’s Stephen Dedalus, is heir to both a classical inheritance and a particularly Irish interpretation of same.
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Founded in 1985 by poet John F Deane, since 2006 Dedalus Press has been run by poet / broadcaster Pat Boran, in the role of Editor/Publisher, and Raffaela Tranchino in the role of Manager. Dedalus publishes approx 8 titles per year (large-scale anthology projects may affect the total number of projects completed in a given year) and is widely recognised as one of the most pro-active of Irish literary publishers, introducing dozens of new poets in that time while following others through the course of their publishing careers.
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In additional to individual collections, groundbreaking multi-author publications include The Deep Heart’s Core: Irish Poets Revisit a Touchstone Poem; If Ever You Go: A Map of Dublin in Poetry and Song, the 2014 Dublin: One City, One Book bestselling anthology; the pocket anthology The Bee-Loud Glade, featuring an audio CD of poems set to music by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre; the major anthology of new Irish writing, Shine On, supporting people affected by mental ill health, and numerous and multi-author projects produced during and since the Covid-19 pandemic, including The Work Ark: A Pocket of Animal Poems, Local Wonders: Poems of Our Immediate Surrounds, Romance Options: Love Poems for Today and A Different Eden: Eco Poetry from Ireland and Galicia.
Governance & Staff
Directors: Raffaela Tranchino and Pat Boran
Raffaela Tranchino was born in Siracusa, Sicily and has lived in Ireland since 1997. She has a Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages and Literature and is an experienced teacher of Italian, English and French at second level. She has also worked in financial services and in import/export.
Pat Boran is a poet, fiction writer and broadcaster, born in Portlaoise and long since living in Dublin. He is a former Programme Director of the Dublin Writers Festival, former editor of Poetry Ireland Review, and former presenter of The Poetry Programme and The Enchanted Way on RTÉ radio. He has held numerous Writer-in-Residence positions and conducted writing and editing workshops throughout Ireland. He has published more than a dozen books of poetry and prose and is a member of Aosdána, Ireland’s affiliation of creative artists.
Salary/remuneration of Directors/Staff:
Raffaela Tranchino, General Manager, €40,000 p.a.
Pat Boran, Editor: €20,000 p.a.
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The Dedalus Press is committed to compliance with the highest standards of data protection legislation and recommendations, and with best practice as applies to small not-for-profit arts organisations.
We are committed to The Governance Code: Principles of Good Governance as per the attached document HERE. We are also committed to complying with the principles of good fundraising.
A copy of our most recent Audited Accounts may be found HERE.