Pól set out as a studio session musician at the age of 18 and then went on to learn audio engineering at the age of 20. He has been involved in producing music for the last nine years. He has played alongside and recorded with some of the world's finest studio session musicians and bands such as Snow Patrol (Iain Archer), Shakespears Sister(Chuck Sabo) and Seal (Phil Spalding)as well as enduring musicians in the Folk scene such as Delores Keane, Stockton's Wing, Brush Shiels, Calico, The Wolfetones, The Dublin City Ramblers and Bacaan(Paul Mac Aree). Other acts Pól has supported live include : Davy Spillane & Kevin Burke, Christy O'Leary & Bert Deivert, Gerry O'Connor and the Moya Brennan band(Clannad).
Pól tours throughout Europe playing mainly traditional Irish folk music and has also toured in America. His debut solo album 'If we don't help them now' has been a great success, currently played in Radio stations worldwide. His second album 'Internationale' has just been released in 2004, his latest album 'Forsaken land' released in 2007 is now recieving airplay in 22 countries world wide!! All albums address various social issues and topics of historical and cultural relevance. The albums feature Patrick Martin (Former Riverdance instrumentalist), champion Uillean/Highland piper and Tin Whistle player.
2002 saw the launch of Pól's acting debut in the film The Magdalene Sisters directed by the legendary Peter Mullan (Actor of the Year, Cannes Festival) from PFP films Scotland. The film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Golden Lion award at the 2002 Venice Film Festival, as well as winning top prize in the Canada film festival. Pól was responsible for the musical arrangements and organising the band that perform during the opening scenes of the filnm. Pól can be seen playing a Bodhran duet with an Irish priest at the beginning of the film. The film addresses the totalitarian regime created and maitained by the Church in Ireland as well as the systematic physical, sexual and mental abuse of women carried out by members of the Church during their incarcaration in the Megdalene Laundries Ireland, which continued until 1995. It is based on the accounts of three girls who were forced to go there.
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