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She had a long career as a journalist and was the first female anchor of RTÉ’s Nine O’Clock news. Read more: Maura Derrane lost herself a bit after welcoming baby
“The talent, vivacity and sharp mind that made her an award-winning journalist, a globally successful fiction writer and - in her youth - a talented Abbey Theatre actress, never left her. She was a force of nature and we will miss her desperately”.
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