Noelle McCarthy

Noelle McCarthy
Born
Noelle Maria McCarthy

1978 or 1979 (age 44–45)[1]
Cork, Ireland
CitizenshipIrish and New Zealand[2]
Alma materUniversity College Cork
Occupations
  • Writer
  • radio broadcaster
Notable workGrand: Becoming my mother's daughter (2022)
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Children1

Noelle Maria McCarthy (born 1978 or 1979) is an Irish-New Zealand writer and broadcaster. Having moved to New Zealand as a young woman, McCarthy became a radio broadcaster on Radio New Zealand and since 2017 has produced podcasts. Her memoir of her relationship with her mother, Grand: Becoming my mother's daughter, was published in 2022 and won the first book prize for general non-fiction at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

  1. ^ "Noelle McCarthy apologises for using others' work". The New Zealand Herald. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "'The happiest day of my life': Noelle McCarthy on getting her driver's licence at 40". Stuff. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.