During the last 15+ years, Fionnuala has carved out a path for herself in the music industry as songwriter, composer and sound designer, with many critically-acclaimed performance projects under her belt, creatively re-telling oral history.

Fionnuala was Artist-in-Residence at The Metropolitan Arts Centre Belfast in 2014, and was awarded a PhD from Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast in 2015. Her research is published in the Oral History Journal, with four of her studio recorded albums archived at The British Library.

Recent commissions include, Lisnabreeny Townland, a work for Solo Flute and Electronics for the Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble, and, Wondrous JAM, a piece for the children’s choir at the Junior Academy of Music, Queen’s University, Belfast. Fionnuala is a recent recipient of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Music Bursary and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Project Fund, enabling her to record a collection of original songs in 2025.

Fionnuala lectures in Songwriting and Work-based Learning at Queen’s University, Belfast, and is Company Manager at c21 Theatre Company.