Louise O’Neill
Louise O'Neill is a bestselling author whose upcoming nonfiction book, 'A Bigger Life,' explores themes of reinvention and self-discovery following the end of a long-term relationship, described as a rallying cry for women over 35.
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Elizabeth Day regards Louise O’Neill as a dear friend and potential dinner guest.
‘I felt like a total failure – divorced, single at 39 and in the trenches of IVF’ – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-10-25
Louise O'Neill is a garda inspector in Kilkenny City.
At 50, Michael Connelly becomes oldest garda recruit among 2025 graduates – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-22
Louise O’Neill is another Cork author who attended the party.
After Dolly Alderton’s party, I decided to ditch the impostor syndrome that’s dogged me my whole life – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-04
O’Neill’s sophomore novel, Asking For It, winner of the Honour Award for Fiction in 2016, caused shockwaves on a nationwide level.
Celebrating 35 years of the Children’s Books Ireland Awards – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-05
Louise O’Neill is the author of the bestselling book that was dramatised in Asking for It.
Paul Mescal to return to Irish stage in ‘taut, explosive, pressure cooker of a play’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-29
Louise O’Neill's first nonfiction book, A Bigger Life, is set to be published in September next year.
Kevin Barry and Ferdia Lennon on Walter Scott Prize longlist – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-21
