She began her career as a barrister and served as the Chairperson of the Employment Appeals Tribunal.
She became a judge in order to sit as a member of the Tribunal of Inquiry Into Certain Planning Matters and Payments.
Her, Gerald Keys and Alan Mahon's appointments required the law to be changed to increase the number of Circuit Court judges.
[6] In 2007, while serving on the Tribunal, she noted that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern had provided "polar opposite" explanations of why he withdrew £50,000 from an account.
[10] She heard cases involving receivership,[11] damages claims,[12] actions under the Aarhus Convention,[13] and a challenge to the constitutionality of a Central Bank of Ireland inquiry.