In England, she studied journalism, followed by a degree in English Literature at the University of London (Birkbeck College).
In the wake of her novel, The House Where It Happened, she campaigned for eight years for a plaque to commemorate the Islandmagee witches, and one was erected in 2023.
[8] Her non-fiction account of the Irish financial collapse, Banksters, co-authored with David Murphy, topped the best seller list for eight weeks.
[9] Theatre work includes Call Me Madame, a political satire featuring Countess Markievicz.
Another play, Curves of Emotion, about James Joyce and Nora Barnacle, was written to commission to mark the Ulysses centenary in 2022.