Mícheál Ó hUanacháin is an Irish poet and journalist from Dublin, Ireland.
During his career, he worked as a reporter, presenter and editor on television, radio and online media, with an interest in Irish language and culture, the Middle East and Islamic affairs.
Since then, he has released numerous collections in Irish including Go dTaga Léas (1971), Crann Tógála (1980), Aibítir Mheiriceá (1981), Tráchtaireacht ar na Cluichí Móra (1998), dánta.com (2006), Damhsa Rúnda (2008), Timthriall Nua (2017) and Faoi Choinneáil (2021).
Ó hUanacháin is active in organisations promoting Irish-language poetry and writers, including Aontas na Scríbhneoirí Gaeilge ("Irish language writers' association") of which he is the treasurer.
[8] He is also a member of the committee of An Fhéile Bheag Filíochta, an annual poetry festival in Ballyferriter, County Kerry.