27 Facts About Maeve Binchy

Anne Maeve Binchy Snell was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker.

Maeve Binchy's novels were characterised by a sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, and surprise endings.

Maeve Binchy appeared in the US market, featuring on The New York Times Best Seller list and in Oprah's Book Club.

Anne Maeve Binchy was born on 28 May 1939 in Dalkey, Dublin, the oldest of the four children of William and Maureen Binchy.

Maeve Binchy's siblings include one brother, William Binchy, Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin, and two sisters: Irene "Renie", and Joan, Mrs Ryan.

Maeve Binchy's uncle was the historian D A Binchy.

Maeve Binchy worked as a teacher of French, Latin, and history at various girls' schools, then as a journalist at The Irish Times, and later became a writer of novels, short stories, and dramatic works.

Maeve Binchy's parents were Catholics, and Binchy attended a convent school.

Maeve Binchy believed I could do anything, just as my parents had believed all those years ago, and I started to write fiction and that took off fine.

In 2002, Maeve Binchy suffered health problems related to a heart condition, which inspired her to write Heart and Soul.

Maeve Binchy was 73 and had suffered from various maladies, including painful osteoarthritis.

Just ahead of that evening's Tonight with Vincent Browne and TV3's late evening news, Vincent Browne and then Alan Cantwell, who respectively anchor these shows, announced to Irish television viewers that Maeve Binchy had died earlier that evening.

Maeve Binchy was later cremated at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium.

Maeve Binchy's father was so taken with her letters home that "he cut off the 'Dear Daddy' bits," Ms.

Maeve Binchy later recounted, and sent them to an Irish newspaper, which published them.

In 1968, Maeve Binchy joined the staff at The Irish Times, and worked there as a writer, columnist, the first Women's Page editor then the London editor, later reporting for the paper from London before returning to Ireland.

Maeve Binchy's first published book is a compilation of her newspaper articles titled My First Book.

Maeve Binchy published her debut novel Light a Penny Candle in 1982.

Maeve Binchy announced in 2000 that she would not tour any more of her novels, but would instead be devoting her time to other activities and to her husband, Gordon Snell.

Maeve Binchy wrote several dramas specifically for radio and the silver screen.

Maeve Binchy received an initial 5,000 Irish pounds for Light a Penny Candle.

Maeve Binchy wrote to O'Sullivan, "I thought it would be better if you knew the exact figures, then you could decide what was and what was not relevant".

O'Sullivan republished the letter in the Sunday Independent's Living supplement in 2020 but mentioned that the last page, which followed on from Maeve Binchy referring to what she intended to do with all her money, was missing.

In 1978, Maeve Binchy won a Jacob's Award for her RTE play, Deeply Regretted By.

Maeve Binchy published novels, non-fiction, a play and several short story collections.

Maeve Binchy wrote several dramas specifically for radio and the silver screen.

Since 1968, Maeve Binchy was a "frequent and hugely popular contributor to RTE Radio".