[6] After leaving the university, Davitt moved to Dublin where he worked as a teacher and with Gael Linn, an Irish cultural organisation.
[8] Analytic and intellectual,[1] Davitt's poetry is infused with a self-awareness of his choice of language, and incorporates some English words, which seem to act as a challenge to the poet to validate the use of Irish in any topic,[2] breaking those ties to traditional forms which might limit his "contemporary imagination.
[4][10][11] Davitt worked for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) as a presenter from 1985–1988, and subsequently as a producer and director through the 1990s.
[10] His production credits include the television documentaries Joe Heaney: Sing the Dark Away (1996)[6][12] and John Montague: Rough Fields.
[6] He took early retirement to devote himself to writing, travelling between Ireland and France with partner Moira Sweeney.