She served on the government agency Coimisiún na Gaeltachta (The Gaeltacht Commission) from 2000 to 2002.
Her research interests include the development of Gaeltachts (Irish speaking areas) in Ireland, the contemporary development of the Irish language, and twentieth century print media.
In 1995, Nic Pháidín co-founded Cois Life, an Irish language academic and literary publisher, along with Seán Ó Cearnaigh.
Cois Life receives funding from The Arts Council of Ireland and Clár na Leabhar Gaeilge.
Coimisiún na Gaeltachta was a government agency appointed to provide recommendations on how to strengthen the role of Irish in Gaeltacht communities.