▁Dec lan ▁Low ney ) ▁and ▁Volks wagen ▁( direct ed ▁by ▁actor ▁Hugh ▁O ' Con nor ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Mar tha ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁short ▁film ▁" 8 8 " ▁which ▁premier ed ▁in ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Film ▁Festival ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Mar tha ▁was , ▁again , ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁when ▁she ▁played ▁" Ver on ique " ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Film ▁Board ▁fund ed ▁short ▁black ▁comedy ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁Mar tha ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁again ▁when ▁she ▁played ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁of ▁Princess ▁J asm ine ▁in ▁The at rew or x ▁stage ▁production ▁of ▁Al add in ▁in ▁Dublin ' s ▁Hel ix ▁theatre . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁Building ▁on ▁her ▁early ▁training ▁in ▁vi ola ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁background ▁in ▁musical ▁theatre , ▁Mar tha ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁perform , ▁write ▁and ▁record ▁music . ▁She ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁music ▁industry ▁names ▁such ▁as ▁Steve ▁Mac , ▁David ▁Ten ch ▁and ▁Mach ops y cho . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁band ▁D and el ion ▁supported ▁Be ir ut ▁at ▁Dublin ' s ▁Pod ▁ven ue ▁and ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁international ▁Electric ▁Pic nic ▁music ▁festival ▁alongside ▁such ▁acts ▁as ▁Bry an ▁Fer ry ▁and ▁Mass ive ▁attack . ▁ ▁C ele br ity ▁Mar tha ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁" S ex iest ▁Woman ▁in ▁Ireland " ▁by ▁Irish ▁Tat ler ▁Man ▁magazine ▁and ▁has ▁regularly ▁featured ▁in