Sinead is from Murroe in Co. Limerick, Ireland. In 1993 she graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art Sculpture. In 1996 Sinead completed a Diploma in Art and Design Teaching, and taught in Botswana with ASPO. In 2001 she completed a Degree in Art in Society. Sinead recently completed a Masters in Interactive Media at the University of Limerick. She participated to the "Siena Design Project" as part of the "Bin-It at Colbert Station" team, including colleagues Mary Gannon and Donnacha Toomey. Sinead also worked at the IDC as a research assistant on "Shared Worlds".