I have 24 years industry experience at Cartoon Saloon
where I work mainly in Directing and Animation.

I was Animation Director/Supervisor on the feature films 'Song Of The Sea', and 'The Breadwinner',

and 'The Secret Of Kells'.

 

Recently I served as Assistant Director on Nora Twomey's feature film 'My Father's Dragon'.
Alongside Tomm Moore I co-directed the Annie-Award-winning short 'There's a monster in my kitchen' for Greenpeace.

I co-directed 52 episodes of the Nickelodeon show 'Dorg Van Dango'  for which I received the Irish Animation Award

as 'Best Director of an Animated Series'.
Recently I wrapped co-directing 78 episodes of the new TV-show 'Silly Sundays' for RTÉ and Warner Cartoonito.

​What I love about animation is how all-encompassing it is.
I've been lucky to have worked with so many talented collaborators.

 

Outside of my work I enjoy teaching and sharing knowledge with students.

Since 2010 I have taught character animation modules at colleges such as

The Animation Workshop in Denmark, or at Filmakademie Ludwigsburg in Germany.

I've been representing Cartoon Saloon at festivals such as Annecy, FMX, Cartoon Forum, 

Spark, We are Playgrounds, Monstra, Frame by Frame, Anim FX, Shanghai Film Festival,

and at our own Kilkenny Animated, presenting Making-ofs, facilitating panels or workshops.

I've served as a jury member at festivals such as Fantoche, TISDC Taiwan, Manchester,

El Meu Primer Barcelona, DIFF Dublin, NFF Norwich, and the BAFFTAs.

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I've served as a jury member for the Annie Awards and the Student Annies.

 

I am a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

and the European Film Academy.