Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2003. Cliodhna began her studies at the age of 9 at St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh under the tutelage of Lis Dooner and Katherine Bryan. Currently she is pursuing her bachelor’s degree at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki with Petri Alanko - recently winning all four orchestral apprenticeships to play alongside the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Finnish National Opera and the Tapiola Sinfonietta. She was awarded the 2024 Atarah’s Legacy Fund Memorial Prize by the British Flute Society. She has participated in masterclasses with renowned flutists such as Andrea Lieberknecht, Sebastian Jacot, Felix Renggli, Mario Caroli and Patrick Gallois.

In 2024 she successfully auditioned to participate in a collaboration project between the Sibelius Academy and the Royal College of Music lead by Sakari Oramo (Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra) – culminating in performances at the 2024 BBC Proms at The Royal Albert Hall and Helsinki Festival at the Helsinki Music Centre.