Primarily funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, the choir is the resident ensemble at the National Concert Hall and Affiliated Artists to Dublin City University.

In addition to its performances in Ireland and international tours, the choir has released recordings on the Naxos, Harmonia Mundi, Orchid Classics, RTÉ Lyric FM, and Louth Contemporary Music Society labels.

In February 2024, it was announced that this would be Paul Hillier's sixteenth and final year as Artistic Director of Chamber Choir Ireland.

[2] Since its inception, Chamber Choir Ireland has regularly commissioned choral work by both Irish and international composers such as Gerald Barry, Ian Wilson, Andrew Hamilton, Siobhán Cleary, Tarik O'Regan, David Fennessy, Deirdre McKay, Amanda Feery, Áine Mallon, Caroline Shaw, Cassandra Miller, Linda Catlin Smith, Stephen McNeff, Gabriel Jackson, and Jennifer Walshe.

Internationally, the Choir has toured extensively in Europe, Asia and North and South America including performances at the White House for President Barack Obama on St Patrick's Day 2011.