From Donegal, she won the 2009 FAI Women’s Intermediate Cup with Kilmacrennan Celtic and was part of the successful Republic of Ireland Women's Under-17 team in 2010 that finished as runners-up in the UEFA European Championships and went to the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Claimed Women’s National League and FAI Women’s Senior Cup medals with Raheny United in 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Ciara became the first woman to score a goal at the Aviva Stadium during the 2013 FAI Umbro Women’s Cup Final for Raheny United against Castlebar Celtic.

She gained first senior Ireland cap against United States in November 2012 and was part of the 2013 and 2014 Cyprus Cup squads.

After taking time from football to complete her medical studies, Ciara returned to the Women's National League in 2020 with Shelbourne and eventually broke back into the Ireland set-up.

The classy midfielder ended a long wait to pull on the green jersey when appearing as a substitute in the record 11-0 win over Georgia in November 2021.