Irish author Edna O'Brien dies aged 93

Born and raised in Co Clare, Edna O'Brien wrote over 20 novels including her debut trilogy, 'The Country Girls', 'The Lonely Girl', and 'Girls in Their Married Bliss', which were banned for a time in Ireland. Picture: Neil Danton

Irish author Edna O'Brien has died aged 93 after a long illness, her agent announced. 

Born and raised in Co Clare, she has written over 20 novels including her debut trilogy, The Country Girls, The Lonely Girl, and Girls in Their Married Bliss, which were banned under censorship laws at the time in Ireland.