Smother is a domestic thriller about deeply buried secrets and their unintended consequences, set in a small town on the wild and rugged coast of Clare.

When Val Ahern’s husband Denis is found dead at a foot of a cliff close to their home the morning after a family party, she begins to question the truth behind his relationships with his nearest and dearest in order to find out who might have been responsible for his brutal, shocking death. The deeper she delves into her family’s secrets the more she realises how her late husband’s manipulative behaviour had a deep effect on each member of the family and those they love.

Still picking up the pieces after the death of Denis and the cover-up that followed, Val Ahern's world is rocked once again when a stranger turns up on her doorstep.

The stranger introduces himself as Finn, Denis’ estranged son and his existence is an unwelcome surprise for the family.

Abandoned to grow up in foster care in Britain, Finn wants to get to know his family but his appearance coincides with what seems to be an orchestrated campaign against the family, as each of the Ahern daughters has their lives targeted and exposed.

Attempting to put her life back together after the tragic events of the last few years, Val has found love in the arms of a new man – Paul Madigan. But on their wedding day, old ghosts come back to haunt Val and her family as we learn some shocking news about Grace.