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Author and director Anita Notaro dies

Anita Notaro
Anita Notaro

The best-selling author and former RTÉ director Anita Notaro has died after a long illness.

Anita Notaro's works included Back After the Break, Behind the Scenes, The WWW Club, Take a Look at Me Now, No Ordinary Love and A Moment Like This.

She was the winner of the Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2008 for Take a Look at Me Now.

Her RTÉ Television directing credits included Fair City, the Eurovision Song Contest from Millstreet in 1993, General Election coverage and The Movie Show.

Anita Notaro is survived by her husband Gerry McGuinness and sisters Madeline, Lorraine and Jean.

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