Irish Affairs

The author of Light a Penny Candle, Circle of Friends, and Minding Frankie was 72.

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Tributes also flooded in from the National Union of Journalist and the national broadcaster, RTE, where Binchy had worked on a range of TV and radio programmes throughout her career.

Director general Noel Curran said she would be deeply missed by all in the organisation.

"She was a warm and honest writer, with a sharp and intelligent wit, and she was a warm and honest person too," he said.


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Binchy's popular early collections of humorous short stories were based in London and Dublin but her first novel, Light A Penny Candle, became a best-seller when published in 1982.

The author, who was considered a true Irish storyteller, made Britain's top 10 most popular writers, the New York Times' Best-seller List and appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.