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# Maeve Binchy

All time
# silly fat article
Here's what the cast of Circle of Friends is up to these days
The most ‘Oh HE’S in this!’ film of all time.
# circle of pals
Ryan Tubridy appeared in Circle of Friends, and no one even noticed
How did we not notice this yet.
# minding frankie
For the first time, a Maeve Binchy novel will be performed on the stage
Minding Frankie is coming to the Gaiety Theatre this June for two weeks only.
Voices
Column: Why Irish ‘chick lit’ is the true barometer of our time
Following in the footsteps of Maeve Binchy, Irish female authors are capturing what really matters to people today, writes novelist Michelle Jackson.
# review 2012
Here are our top 10 most tweeted articles in 2012
From Maeve Binchy to the fatal Swedish House Mafia concert, these are TheJournal.ie stories which were shared the most on Twitter this year.
# review 2012
RIP: Remembering those we lost in 2012
From writer Maeve Binchy to astronaut Neil Armstrong, rugby star Nevin Spence to GAA great Páidí Ó Sé, we take a look back at some of the many greats that Ireland, and the world, lost this year.
# Book Awards
Pictures: Winners of the Irish Book Awards 2012
Award winners included, Katie Taylor, Edna O’ Brien, John Banville, Mary O’Rourke, Catherine Fulvio, and Maeve Binchy.
# bestselling
Maeve Binchy’s final book tops Amazon’s pre-order list
Binchy’s long-term agent Christine Green said it was a bittersweet day because “we want to celebrate the book but we want her to be here too”.
Voices
Column: Having children doesn’t define men, so why should it define women?
Maeve Binchy’s books would have been different if she’d had children, according to one newspaper. Abigail Rieley asks: Why do we put this pressure on women?
Voices
Read Me: Why we shouldn’t harp on our health troubles, by Maeve Binchy
Let’s not endlessly discuss our health worries, wrote Maeve Binchy in 2008 – we should focus on enjoying life instead.
# Remembering Maeve
Maeve's talent, generosity and personality remembered as Dalkey says goodbye to its 'first citizen'
The funeral mass for beloved Irish author Maeve Binchy was held at the Church of the Assumption in Dalkey, Co. Dublin this morning.
# Maeve Binchy
Funeral of Maeve Binchy to be streamed on internet this morning
Fans of the much-loved writer from Dalkey will be able to watch a livestream of service on RTÉ.ie
# Maeve Binchy
Funeral of Maeve Binchy to take place on Friday
The celebrated Irish author will be cremated on Friday following a funeral mass in Dalkey.
# Your shout
Open thread: What Maeve Binchy book do you recommend?
Readers of the late, great Irish author have been reminiscing on the Binchy novel that touched them – which one would you give to a friend who had never read her work?
# Maeve Binchy
'Warm and witty and wonderful' - Worldwide tributes to Maeve Binchy
International media outlets have paid tribute to the author and former journalist who passed away last night, aged 72.
# Maeve Binchy
'A national treasure' - Taoiseach pays tribute to Maeve Binchy
The Taoiseach has paid tribute to the beloved Irish author who passed away last night.
# Maeve Binchy
In pictures: The world pays tribute to Maeve Binchy on Twitter
Tributes have been flowing in since it was announced late last night that the world famous Irish author had died.
# RIP
Beloved Irish writer Maeve Binchy has died, aged 72
Sad news this evening as Ireland’s most well-known novelist has passed away after a short illness.
# Irish book awards
Tubridy takes best newcomer prize at Irish Book Awards
Well-publicised JFK tome scoops prize as Booker-nominated novel Room takes Novel of the Year.