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1. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksIn praise of Bridget O’Connor, by Martin Doyle – The Irish Times

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   Mar 6, 2015 · Books. In praise of Bridget O’Connor, by Martin Doyle. Celebrating Irish women writers: ‘She brought a non-sentimental, unexpected, visceral approach to each scene that made her screenwriting...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bridget_O'ConnorBridget O'Connor - Wikipedia

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   Bridget O'Connor (18 January 1961 – 22 September 2010) [1] was a BAFTA -winning author, playwright and screenwriter. Early life and education. O'Connor was born in Harrow, north-west London, the second of five children. Her father Jim was from Cork in Ireland, and her mother Bridie was from Limerick. [1] .

4. www.irishexaminer.com › lifestyle › artsandcultureBook review: Stories that are funny and sad at same time

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   Feb 17, 2024 · After a Dance is a selection from the two volumes of short stories published by London-Irish writer Bridget O’Connor, who died of cancer in 2010, aged 49.

5. www.irishtimes.com › news › jumping-to-the-wake-upJumping to the wake-up call - The Irish Times

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   Jun 23, 2007 · The ticking of life's clock has always been prominent in the stories of London-Irish writer Bridget O'Connor. But five years ago when she was 40, and pregnant with her first child, the...

6. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksBridget O’Connor: A story-telling genius before her time

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   Jun 23, 2021 · Books. Bridget O’Connor: A story-telling genius before her time. Martina Evans remembers her brilliant friend and fellow writer, whose ingenious stories are like pop songs. Bridget...

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7. booksirelandmagazine.com › crackling-collectionCrackling collection from a writer ahead of her time—After a ...

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   Feb 19, 2024 · After A Dance is a blistering selection of O’Connor’s short stories, intimately prefaced by her daughter. It crackles with firecracker prose and revels in the lowlife cast featuring drinkers, druggies, scammers, petty thieves, chat-up merchants and narcissistic teenagers.

8. www.nbmagazine.co.uk › editorialarchive › a-sidewaysA Sideways Look at the World with Bridget O’Connor

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   Feb 15, 2024 · With a list of accolades to her name, Bridget’s talent is undeniable; her ‘non-sentimental, unexpected, visceral approach to each scene made her [writing] exciting and exceptional.’ And while Bridget was undeniably skilled at writing screenplays, her first and enduring love was the short story.