An alumna of University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin and the National Film and Television School in London, Oonagh is an IFTA-nominated writer and director who has made eleven short films, a feature documentary and a TV pilot with the support of Screen Ireland, RTE, TG4, Virgin Media, The Arts Council of Ireland, BRITDOC and Wellcome Trust.

For television, Oonagh recently directed THE AU PAIR (MK1 Studios, Pernel Media, Channel 5, ITV Studios, Canal +), Block B (episodes 4-6) of OBITUARY (Tua Films, APC, RTE, Hulu, Screen Ireland), VARDY V ROONEY: A COURTROOM DRAMA (Chalkboard TV, MK1 Studios, Channel 4) and 2nd Unit on BAD SISTERS (Merman, Apple TV).

As writer-director, Oonagh is currently developing her TV drama series NOTIONS with RTE and Keeper Pictures. With the support of Screen Ireland, her feature film VIRTUOSO is also in development with Keeper Pictures.

Oonagh’s feature screenplay SNOW ON BEARA won her a place on the Athena IRIS Screenwriting Lab in NYC, the BBC Drama Writers Room in London, and the EWA Screenwriting residency in Berlin. It is in currently development with EZ Films and Creative Europe.

Through her company Tyrella Pictures, Oonagh has directed award-winning short works such as  FIVE LETTERS TO THE STRANGER WHO WILL DISSECT MY BRAIN, THE WAKE and OÍCHE NOLLAIG NA MBAN (funded by the Arts Council of Ireland) and ON THE HEMLINE (RTE Storyland).

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