Lecturer in Speech & Drama

Irene is a Theatre Producer and Voice Coach based in Cork. Previously event producer with electronic music group Eat My Noise, Irene has worked in theatre and events with many of Cork & Ireland’s leading companies.

Recent work includes: Neon Western with Conflicted Theatre & Peter Power (Cork Midsummer Festival 2017), Carinae with Eat My Noise (Sounds from a Safe Harbour Festival 2015), How These Desperate Men Talk with Corcadorca & Eat My Noise (Kinsale Arts Festival 2014), Starting with T by Mary Nunan (Limerick City of Culture 2014), DEEP by Raymond Scannell (Cork Midsummer Festival 2013, Dublin Fringe Festival 2013), Lippy by Dead Centre (Dublin Fringe Festival 2013; Winner of Best Production & Best Design; Winner of Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Production 2013).

She holds an MA in Voice Studies from Central School of Speech and Drama at University of London and a joint honours degree in Drama and Theatre Studies and Music from UCC.  She lectures in Voice, Production Studies and Professional Development on the BA Theatre and Drama Studies at CIT CSM.