Louise O’Neill’s novel Asking For It set for small screen

The acclaimed second novel by novelist Louise O’Neill is heading for the small screen after confirmation yesterday that a production company has secured the television rights to Asking For It.

Ms O’Neill, a native of Clonakilty, Co Cork, and an Irish Examiner columnist, confirmed the news and said she will co-write the script of any future TV adaptation.

The novel, which takes a searing look at rape culture and victim blaming in the social media age, has already won a number of awards including Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2015.