Carol Walsh is a Dublin-based writer who got her start as a storyliner on the long-running RTÉ soap, FAIR CITY. Here, she contributed to the story team for several years and was also the scriptwriter for three episodes over 2015/ 2016.
In 2016, Carol won the Funny Women Comedy Writing Award and was prompted to move more towards her passions: comedy and children’s content. She subsequently developed an original comedy series with The Comedy Unit. In 2018 she was selected to be part of the BBC Writersroom 2018 Comedy Room.
On the children’s side she has recenlt written on, DODO (Wildseed/Sky), GOAT GIRL (Daily Madness), FIA’S FAIRIES (Little Moon/RTE) and FLIX (Avalon Films/RTE). Her original live action teen comedy drama LOUISE LIVES LARGE for Tailored Films and RTE aired in 2024, with Carol leading the writing team. She is currently working on development projects with Jam Media and Magic Light Pictures, and has adapted one of David Walliams’ books for King Bert Productions for a proposed animated series.
She is currently adapting a YA novel NOT MY PROBLEM for Saltbeef TV into a live action pilot. She has also had an animated feature film commission from Little Moon Animation and Screen Ireland. She is currently developing a YA animated series with Nexus and a streamer.
On the adult side, Carol has an original comedy drama under option to Can Can Productions, and another under option to Hat Trick Productions for which a UK broadcaster has commissioned a script.