She studied German and History of Art at Trinity College Dublin and then completed an MA in Journalism in DCU. She began her career at the Sunday Tribune in 1998 and worked there as a features writers and arts critic for five years before moving on to freelancing. In 2006, she was one of the founding editorial team of The Gloss Magazine, a women’s fashion and lifestyle magazine. She worked at The Gloss for three years, first as Assistant Editor and then as Literary Editor, writing, commissioning and editing features, before leaving in 2009 to return to freelancing. Her first book for young adults, The Real Rebecca, will be published by the O’Brien Press in 2011. She lives in Dublin with her husband.