də peɪˈoːɹ hɐz hæd kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl səksˈɛs ɪnðə wˈɑːɹɹætʃtəz lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃənz: hɪz fˈɜːst kəlˈɛkʃən, pɹˈoʊkə sˈɑːleɪ ɪz luːˈæθə bˌiːˌeɪɐkjˌuːtsˈiː: kˈɔɪsseɪɪm, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, wˈʌn dˈuːaɪz æn ɹɪˈoːɹdɐnˌeɪɡ, ɐ pɹˈaɪz wˌɪtʃ hiː hɐz wˈʌn sˈɛvɹəl tˈaɪmz sˈɪns.
De Paor has had considerable success in the Oireachtas literary competitions: his first collection, Próca solais is luatha (BÁC: Coiscéim, 1988), won Duais an Ríordánaigh, a prize which he has won several times since.