A native of Abbeyleix, County Laois, Igoe first studied computer science at University College Dublin.
Having decided on a career change, she moved to Edinburgh where she trained in acting at Queen Margaret College, now known as Queen Margaret University.
[1] Igoe has appeared in a number of TV productions, such as I Fought The Law (2003), Down to Earth (2005) with Ricky Tomlinson and Taggart (1997).
She has appeared extensively on stage in the UK in plays such as The Weir (2003), Daisy Pulls It Off (2002) and Babes in the Wood (2001).
Igoe has also worked as a voice actor in BBC Radio productions of Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy (2006–07), The All-Colour Vegetarian Cookbook (2005), Hippomania (2004) and Parade's End (2003).