A Broadcaster’s Life Beyond The Studio Headlines
Miriam O'Callaghan writes with candour about the overlap between career, family and identity. Moving well beyond a straight media memoir, the book explores public life, private grief and personal resilience, making it an engaging choice for readers interested in broadcasting, motherhood and modern Irish life.
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A Broadcaster’s Life Beyond The Studio Headlines
Miriam O'Callaghan writes with candour about the overlap between career, family and identity. Moving well beyond a straight media memoir, the book explores public life, private grief and personal resilience, making it an engaging choice for readers interested in broadcasting, motherhood and modern Irish life.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Are interested in memoirs by familiar voices from Irish media.
- Enjoy books where professional and personal lives cannot be neatly separated.
- Would like an insider's view of broadcasting, family and public life.
- Prefer candid, readable memoirs with warmth and self-awareness.
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.
Miriam O'Callaghan is one of Ireland's best-known broadcasters, covering every election, referendum, major controversy, and important public event for TV, while also hosting an award-winning radio show. Combining career success, high-octane glamour, and motherhood to eight children makes her a truly unique figure in Irish public life.
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!).
Miriam 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 prepares for and conducts 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.
- About The Author
- 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 show, Sunday with Miriam.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781844886722
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Sandycove, (30 October 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 659 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 240 x 162 x 35 mm
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