My Weekend: 'It would be normal to find me at 2am, eating goujons and watching TV'

Sinead plays at the Dublin Fringe Festival next month.
I have so many degrees from college my family were considering getting the army in to remove me from the UCC campus. I first got a bachelor’s degree in English and history as I was planning on being a secondary school teacher....then swiftly changed my mind and went down the social work route, which involved a higher diploma in social policy, followed by a two-year master’s in social work.
I took a year out after the master’s, and that’s when I first tried stand-up comedy. It was only ever meant to be a bucket-list thing that I could say I did, when old and grey in a nursing home. However, it took off for me, and I’m now working full-time in the world of entertainment.
Funnily enough, I recently had a discussion with my lecturer on the social work master’s in UCC, Kenneth Burns. We came to the conclusion that actually my stand-up career started in college, as I always brought a level of humour into my presentations.
Having done tour support for Dylan Moran and Des Bishop last year, I finally feel ready for my first-ever solo show as part of The Dublin Fringe Festival 2025. It’s called
and it’s about me coming out … as a culchie. I can’t wait to bring my Cork wit to the Dubs this September. After all, they were the ones who were calling me a culchie long before I realised I was one.

Do you get to indulge any hobbies? Even as a spectator?
My favourite coffee spot is anywhere with a good people-watching spot. Farmgate in the English Market is elite for just watching the world move by.