Cathy Sweeney studied English at Trinity College, Dublin. Her short fiction has been published in literary magazines, including The Stinging Fly, The Dublin Review and Granta, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. In 2020 her collection of short stories, MODERN TIMES, was published by The Stinging Fly Press in Dublin and by W&N in London. Her debut novel BREAKDOWN is forthcoming with W&N in January 2024.