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David Kenny is a journalist, broadcaster, best-selling author〔(Best Sellers, Sunday Tribune, 27 August 2000 )〕 and songwriter living in Dublin, Ireland. He is the host of around-Ireland travel series, Kenny Wild,〔(''Dave Goes Wild'' )〕 on Irish TV (Sky 191). The show features Kenny traveling the Wild Atlantic Way, meeting unusual people and taking part in various challenges outside of his comfort zone (coasteering, dancing in a Riverdance-style show, and playing Gaelic football). He was a weekly columnist on RTÉ's ''The Daily Show'' and TV3's Morning Show with Sybil and Martin for several seasons (both now finished airing) and is a regular contributor to documentaries and discussions on Irish television and radio.〔http://2fm.rte.ie/blogs/dave_fanning_news/2011/02/dave-fanning-show-sat-19th-feb-2011.html〕〔(''The Tubridy Show'' ).〕〔(''Today with Pat Kenny'' ).〕 His books include: ''The Little Buke of Dublin: Or, How to Be a Real Dub'', ''Erindipity The Irish Miscellany'',〔(Review of ''Erindipity: The Irish Miscellany'' in the ''Irish Independent'' ).〕 and ''Erindipity Rides Again''.〔(''Irish miscellany -- Most electrifying night with a little pussy, and other stories'' ).〕 The latter two are books that feature humorous essays about little-known Irish historical facts. Kenny is the editor and originator of ''The Press Gang, Tales from the Glory Days of Irish Newspapers (New Island Books)''.〔().〕 Press Gang features, for the first time, fifty-five former Irish Press writers and editors celebrating the paper's glory days, from the 1950s to its closure in May 1995. He was originator and compiler of the 'Trib' which was launched in mid-July 2011. ''The Trib: Highlights from the Sunday Tribune, Vol I''〔(The Trib: Highlights from the ''Sunday Tribune, Vol I'' ).〕 is a collection of articles chosen by the newspaper's writers.〔(Interview with Tom Dunne on Newstalk ).〕 He was also author and co-originator of the Inish Turk Beg ''Brilliant Irish Series'' which was released globally in January 2011 by Warner Music. The ''Brilliant Irish Series'' is a book and CD set charting the history of Ireland's traditional instruments. The first installment, ''The Brilliant Irish Flute'', features The Lord of the Rings soloist, Alan Doherty and is produced by composer and former Kíla member, Lance Hogan.〔(The Brilliant Series )〕 It also contains written contributions from Jim Kerr, Matt Molloy, Barry Devlin, Moya Brennan and Kevin Godley.〔(Irish Times review )〕 In 2014, he co-wrote "Anni's Lullaby", the theme song of Italian-Irish thriller film ''House of Shadows'' with Hogan.〔(Anna chooses her own direction )〕 In 2011, Kenny hosted UNESCO City of Literature's inaugural Great Writing, Great Places event in the Deanery of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, with author Brian Keenan and the former governor of Mountjoy Jail, John Lonergan.〔http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/great-writings-got-its-places-2873057.html〕 He has hosted Dublin City's Libraries Readers Day since 2011 and is a regular interviewer/MC at Waterford, Dublin and Dalkey Book Festivals. Kenny has worked in various writing and senior editorial roles for ''The Irish Press'', ''The XPress'', ''Evening Press'', ''Evening News'', RTÉ television news and Independent Newspapers.〔(Dave Kenny, Evening Herald )〕 He was Acting Deputy Editor of the ''Evening Herald'' from 2005 to 2007, before joining the ''Sunday Tribune''〔(David Kenny's column in the ''Sunday Tribune'' )〕 as Associate Editor and news opinion columnist. He writes news, lifestyle and opinion-based features for the Irish Examiner 〔http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/a-snapshot-from-history-204873.html〕 and the Sunday Independent newspapers.〔http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/return-of-the-dub-in-the-tub-3244220.html〕 He is also the grandnephew and literary executor of Abbey founder actress and 1916 rebel, Maire Nic Shiubhlaigh. 〔https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1ire_Nic_Shiubhlaigh〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Kenny (journalist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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