At Home and Abroad

A former broadcaster and newsreader with RTÉ, she has researched and presented TV and radio programmes. She was awarded a PhD in 2008 from the University of Ulster. As a singer, she has performed internationally and appeared in many documentaries on radio and TV. She has studied chant, dhrupad and vocal work with Dr. Ritwick Sanyal from Benares in India, with Silvia Nakkach in Auroville in India, and with Jill Purce in London and her new album, SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF THE SEA includes ancient texts set to music and new compositions on varied themes with musicians from a global triangle. She is the author of A Hidden Ulster – people, songs and traditions of Oriel (Four Courts Press, 2003), and the author/editor of Oriel Arts Project, a major digital project launched in 2020. Restoration on Bréifne song, harp songs, songs of Oriel poets and songs of Oriel women is ongoing.