- Derrick Long School of Guitar Terenure

Practical Examinations - Royal School of Music, 1984
Bill Brady School of Music - completed 8 grades with distinction in Performance, London University
Continued Guitar Studies with Dr. John Feely, DIT Conservatory of Music
Completed ALCM, LLCM, and Fellowship in Performance
President of Guitar Society of Ireland
Teaching positions in the College of Music, Blackrock College, Loreto Abbey
Derrick Long School of Guitar founded 1996
Performed as a soloist and in ensemble "an experienced pedagogue and performer" - Dr. John Feely
Recipient of Bill Brady Scholarship
Recipient of McCullogh Piggot Bursary