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A series of workshops and dramaturgical support as part of The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2025/26

Incredible playwriting workshop in the National Theatre, London, with the supremely brilliant Zinnie Harris.

Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2025

A Straw House was longlisted for The Women's Prize for Playwriting 2025!

Unbelievably proud the script made the longlist, representing the top 3% of submissions

Mavens 2025/26

Selected for the Mill Theatre's Maven's Programme 2025/26

Absolutely delighted to be selected for Mavens Playwriting Programme 2026, along with 3 incredibly talented playwrights. Led by Pamela McQueen, the Mavens Programme blends close text analysis with group discussion and mentor led workshops. Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

A Straw House playreading

Dublin Theatre Festival 2024

A Straw House featured as part of the DTF staged readings.

Agility Award 2024

Chuffed to have received an Agility Award to fund my continuous development!

The Agility Award is awarded by The Arts Council of Ireland.

Explore Design 2024

Delighted to be selected as part of the Explore:Design programme launched by ISPD/ITI.

The programme supports expert designer led playwriting workshops, allowing playwrights to explore scenographical ideas from a dramaturgical perspective.

Delighted to be awarded 2 Gap Days at The Mermaid Theatre, Bray.

Gap Day 2024

Gap Days allow artists time to write, think and explore ideas. It helped me finally finish my first draft of A Straw House!

In Aid of Dublin Youth Theatre

Abbey Theatre 24 Hour Plays 2023

Stepped very far outside my comfort zone - write a play in one night, all in aid of DYT!

Stewart Parker Award 2019

The Harvest nominated for the presitigious playwriting award

After a Covid forced hiatus, The Stewart Parker Trust was finally able to belatedly name their nominations for 2019, and The Harvest made the shortlist of 4!

Funding Award for New Play!

Offered seed funding from The Arts Council, through The Axis Theatre, Ballymun.

The funding will suuport the development of my new play, A Straw House, with dramaturgical support from the brilliant Aoife Spillane-Hinks.