Miriam O’Callaghan: Miriam. Life, Work, Everything

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Friday 10 July 2026

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8:30 pm

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Miriam: Life, Work, Everything includes fascinating insights into a career that has given her a ringside seat to a changing Ireland. Like attending Bobby Sands’ wake even before she was a journalist, and life coming full circle when she championed John Hume to be declared the greatest figure in Irish history. She describes extraordinary debates, important and heart-breaking conversations with people in the eye of a media storm, and how she goes after and prepares for the big interviews – as well as what happens when things go wrong. Miriam also addresses the recent RTÉ controversies that cast a shadow over its high-profile presenters, not least herself.

Miriam O'Callaghan is one of Ireland's best-known and best-loved broadcasters, covering every election, referendum, major controversy and important public event for TV, and hosting an award-winning radio show. Miriam: Life, Work, Everything is her wonderfully engaging, exceptionally honest and personal memoir.

“I started writing this book as an exclusively work memoir but the work and the personal kept overlapping. I don’t know if that’s because I’m a woman or a mother or both, or none of those reasons. I just know that for my story to be authentic and truthful, I couldn’t simply focus on the work side of my life.

Admission: €25

In her absorbing memoir, Miriam shares touching stories from her personal life – from the life-changing impact of losing her beloved sister and father in a matter of months, and the end of her first marriage that same year, to the joys and challenges of bringing eight children into the world and juggling a frenetically busy life (‘give up on perfection’ is her wise advice!).

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Miriam O’Callaghan

Miriam O’Callaghan has been a leading figure in Irish broadcast and current affairs for over 40 years. She has presented RTÉ’s Prime Time since 1996 and hosts the live radio...

Miriam O’Callaghan: Miriam. Life, Work, Everything

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