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Deirdre Purcell

Deirdre Purcell (1945 – 13 February 2023) was born and brought up in Dublin, and educated there and in a County Mayo convent. Before turning to the writing of fiction, she lived through an eclectic set of careers, including acting, as a member of the permanent company of Ireland`s National Theatre (The Abbey), and journalism for all media - for which she won Ireland's top awards. She has written numerous fiction and non-fiction bestsellers and regularly presents 'What it says in the papers' on RTE's Morning Ireland. Source: Hachette Ireland. From October 2009, she presented All About the Music on RTÉ Lyric FM. She was also a presenter of "It Says in the Papers" on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1. Purcell was awarded The Benson & Hedges and Cross awards for journalism. Purcell lived in Beara Peninsula in West Cork with her husband, and had two sons. She died on 13 February 2023, at the age of 77.

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