Celia Donoghue studied music at University College Dublin and later did a Masters degree in Trinity College.

She first worked for RTÉ as a deputy clarinet player in the orchestras and later became a music producer on the FM3 service, before moving to Limerick as a producer with RTÉ lyric fm.

She has produced many Lyric Features (most recently Frederick May: Sunlight and Shadow) and has also made documentaries for Radio 1 (including Bring Me a Unicorn, In for the Feis, A Walk in the Pyrenees, and Be Prepared) .