Welcome! I am an Irish soprano and recording artist based in Galway. I am the founder and manager of the Triskel Ensemble, a string quartet of Galway based musicians. Inspired by the popularity of the candlight concerts, we perform in an informal style, and we programme a broad range of music from opera to musical theatre, movie themes to classical music. From the ET theme to I dreamed a dream from Les Misérables- the title of our 2026 tour. I have big plans for this ensemble, with an aim of touring nationwide this year. Watch this space!
One of main passions is art song and my album of art song – Togetherness – is out on Navona Records. I also love new music, my big role last year was of Molly Allgood in the Colm Tóibín/Alberto Caruso opera Lady Gregory in America at the Gregory/Yeats Autumn Gathering in association with the Abbey Theatre. I have premiered and made first recordings of new music including music by Anne-Marie O’Farrell and Criostoir Ó Loingsigh on my album. I also premiered a work – Phosphoresence – by Christopher Moriarty in 2024.
I pride myself on taking emotional risks in performance. The songs and arias I sing are about the human experience and therefore authenticity is the most important thing. In every concert, people from the audience always comment on the way that I introduce the music. Storytelling is part of being Irish and I feel that it is essential to show audience how relatable this music is. I also really like to explore new ways of programming and presenting music.
I am also a passionate choral conductor and educator. I give vocal workshops to choirs nationwide and they are proving very popular.