Graduating from University College Dublin (UCD) with a PhD in Drama, she began working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) as an assistant script editor on the Irish soap Fair City in 2000.
[1] The general recovery under Harwood, and the improvement in storylines under de Courcy, culminated in a National Television Award for most popular series, as well as EastEnders's first BAFTA nomination since 2002 and first victory since 2001.
In 2008, she returned to Irish television and was appointed Executive Producer of Fair City.
[3] During her reign, the soap has received critical acclaim for its more credible, sophisticated and psychological stories.
[4] Most recently she has become Script Producer of the new animated show on RTÉ called Ballybraddan which is about hurling and was brought in to celebrate 125 years of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).