Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award

Her big breakthrough came in 2020, when her debut novel, This Happy, was published, going on to win the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.

It was also nominated for a number of awards, including the Unpost Irish Book Awards, the John McGahern Book Prize, and the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year.

Niamh was UCD's writer in residence in 2021, and then in 2022, she published her second book, We Were Young, and she's just published her third book, Make Strange, which is published by W&N.

Niamh now lives with her family in Clare.