Miriam: Life, Work, Everything

<p><b>THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER<br /><br />Shortlisted for Biography of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2025</b><br /><br />'Hugely uplifting. My mood was completely altered in a really lovely way by it. She is remarkable - really relatable and really kind. I would recommend this very much' <i><b>Marian Keyes</b></i><br /><br />'Beautiful ... fascinating insights ... authentic and open' <i><b>Her.ie</b></i><br /><br />'This book is great' <i><b>Patrick Kielty, The Late Late Show</b></i><br /><br />'Fast-paced and enjoyable' <i><b>Irish Times</b></i><br /><br /><br />---<br /><br /><b>The fascinating new memoir from one of Ireland's most celebrated and singular broadcasters</b><br /><br /><i>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.</i></p><p><br />Miriam O'Callaghan is one of Ireland's best-known broadcasters, covering every election, referendum, major controversy and important public event for TV, and hosting an award-winning radio show. Combining career success, high-octane glamour and being a mother-of-eight makes her a truly unique figure in Irish public life.<br /><br />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!).<br /><br /><i>Miriam </i>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 RTE controversies that cast a shadow over its high-profile presenters, not least herself.<br /><br /><i>Miriam</i> is an exceptionally honest and personal memoir from one of Ireland's most esteemed broadcasters<br /><br />'Candid and intimate'<i> <b>Irish Independent</b></i><br /></p>

Hardback | 384 pages | Published October 2025