Caitríona Ní Mhurchú was born in Cork and raised in Dublin. After completing a history degree in Trinity, Caitríona trained at the Gaiety School of Acting. Most recently she appeared in The Party a short story by Anton Checkov which she adapted for the stage with director Sophie Motley for Anu Productions/Bewley's Theatre and Anatomy of a Seagull (Nominated Best Actress Fringe Festival, Best Production Irish Times Theatre Awards). She writes for O'Brien Press, Cló Iar-Chonnacht and Cló Mhaigh Eo. Her first children's book Ó Lúibíní Lú, was nominated for a Glen Dimplex Award and she has been awarded prizes in the Oireachts Literary Festival. Caitríona also writes, directs and voices cartoons for TG4.