She attended the Gortnor Abbey school in County Mayo and was educated at the King's Inns.
[2] In April 2011, she was assigned to the Dublin circuit where she primarily presided over criminal trials.
[5][6] She also sat on three judge panels of the Special Criminal Court, including the trial of John Dundon for the murder of Shane Geoghegan.
[11] In 2011, she presided over a defamation case taken by Michael Lowry against journalist Sam Smyth.
[13] She continued to hear criminal trials, including cases involving murder and sexual offences.