Dublin 4 by Maeve Binchy The novel Dublin 4 was written by Maeve Binchy in 1983. It consists of four short stories that all took place in a city called Dublin. The four stories Binchy wrote about are Dinner at Donnybrook, Apartment at Ringsend, Decision at Belfield and Murmurs at Montrose. Each story has different characters, plots and images. They also all have different themes and conflicts. At the end of each story Maeve Binchy does not say what the resolution of the conflict is. He also uses family experiences, common conflicts, and characters in his writing. The novel Dublin 4 was written by Maeve Binchy in 1983. It consists of four short stories all set in a city called Dublin. The first story is Dinner at Donnybrook. This story contained several different characters. The principals were Carmel, Dermot and Ruth O'Donnell. Carmel was a woman who was in her early forties and was always very depressed and sad. He felt like he was just waiting to die. Her husband was Dermot. He tried to help her with her sadness and depression, but he also did some things to her that she wasn't aware of. The last main character was the successful young painter. Her name was Ruth O'Donnell.