Norma studied Fine Art in Belfast before returning to Limerick to train as a teacher at LSAD. A former member of Limerick Youth Theatre, she has appeared in Impact’s productions of Murder Monologues, Footfalls, The Old Neighbourhood, Valparaiso , Dario Fos' comedy, The open couple, Broken Glass, and Oleanna . As part of Impact's 'Beckett's women' she perfomed the notoriously difficult Not I. Norma is now in Problem Child .
An accomplished artist, Norma has designed sets and programmes for Impact .She designed the sets for Magnum Hopeless, Broken Glass, Misery and 'The Women' (for Teaspach theatre Company) .
Norma's most recent Art exhibition was in the Derry playhouse .