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Edna O’Brien’s family reveal funeral details after dying wish for home burial
The Irish Sun· 1 day agoEdna's nephew Michael Blake told RTE's Drivetime that she "always loved coming home to Ireland, but...
Clare castle where ‘fairytales come to life’ ranked among top 50 hotels in Europe
Irish Independent· 1 hour agoGlobal travel site Big 7Travel has revealed the 50 Best Hotels in Europe for 2024, and Dromoland...
Edna O'Brien to be buried on Holy Island in Co Clare
RTÉ News· 2 days agoEdna O'Brien's dying wish was to go home one last time, according to her family, and it is expected her funeral will take place in her native Co Clare in...
Edna O'Brien's riotous love life made her the ultimate femme fatale
Daily Mail· 1 day ago'He invited me to meet him the next evening at this hotel by Hyde Park Corner. 'I went to the hotel...
My encounter with Edna O’Brien, the great literary crusader and giant of Irish literature
The Independent· 22 hours agoTRIBUTE: The death of Edna O’Brien at the age of 93 brings an end to the long reign of one of...
Banned, burned and reviled: what was so radical about Edna O’Brien’s The Country Girls?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoIt was updated on 28 July 2024 after Edna O’Brien’s agent announced that she died “peacefully” on...
Edna O’Brien, Writer Who Gave Voice to Women’s Passions, Dies at 93
New York Times· 3 days agoEdna O’Brien, the prolific Irish author whose evocative and explicit stories of loves lost earned...
OPINION - Edna O’Brien was an Irish great — and a Londoner
Evening Standard· 2 days agoThe opening sentence of Girl, Edna O’Brien’s last novel is, I think, unforgettable: “I was a girl...
Carlo Gébler on his mother Edna O’Brien: Coming to the end
The Irish Times· 3 days agoThe commitment to productivity as a habit is a learnt behaviour that comes straight from her. The...
Writers pay tribute to Edna O’Brien: her voice ‘was loud as a bell; fluid and intelligent’
The Irish Times· 3 days agoEdna lived through so many generations of writers, sometimes in fashion and sometimes not, but her...