Aoibheann is originally from Donegal. She now lives in Galway where she performs, and writes fiction, non-fiction and the occasional poem. Her novel Marina was published in 2018. Her short stories have been published in The Stinging Fly, Crannog, The Incubator and other literary journals in Ireland, UK, Italy  & USA. Her work has been anthologised by New Binary Press, Arlen House, Doire (IRL), Hammond House & Pankhurst Press (UK) and Prospero (Italy). Her short stories were: longlisted for the Colm Toibin 2019 & Quiet Man Dave 2024 ; shortlisted for Words on Waves 2015, Sunday Business Post/ Penguin Ireland 2018, Cúirt New Writing 2019, Wild Atlantic Words 2020, Benedict Kiely & Hammond House 2022 ; came second in the Maria Edgeworth and Dalkey Creates 2019; were highly commended in Hammond House 2023; and won the Christopher Lawlor Literary Competition 2025 . She was awarded the Tyrone Guthrie Residency by Galway City Council in 2018, a Literature Bursary by the Arts Council in 2022 & an EU Culture Moves Award in 2024. She co-writes, produces, directs and acts in chart topping audio comedy Retreat Comedy. She also co-wrote Retreat (the play)  staged in Galway in 2024 and 50 Shades of Green (a two woman show) performed in 2024. Her first solo play The Blue Star is in pre-production. Aoibheann is currently working on a one woman show.