Hurls parents moved to Charleston Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin, where they bought their first house.
[1] Before becoming an artist, Hurl got a job with Williams and Woods, a Dublin confectionery factory, where she worked as a comptometer operator.
[1][4] Her first solo exhibition, Living Room Myths and Legends, was shown at the Temple Bar Gallery and Studios in 1988.
[6][12][5][13] In 2023, the Irish Museum of Modern Art held a major retrospective exhibition of Hurl's work.
Parts of the collection toured Ireland as the Irish Gothic exhibition, including venues such as The Source and South Tipperary Arts Centre.