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Miriam O'Callaghan
Irish broadcast journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the president of the Camogie Association, see Miriam O'Callaghan (camogie).
Miriam O'Callaghan (born 6 January 1960)[2][3] is an Irish television current affairs presenter with RTÉ.
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Miriam O'Callaghan | |
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Born | (1960-01-06) 6 January 1960 (age 64) |
Education | Law |
Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Employer | RTÉ |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
Spouse(s) | Tom McGurk (1983–1995) Steve Carson (2000–present) |
Children | 8 |
Relatives | Jim O'Callaghan (brother) |
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O'Callaghan has presented Prime Time since 1996, and her own summer talk show, Saturday Night with Miriam, from 2005 onwards. In the summer of 2009, she began a radio show, Miriam Meets..., since replaced by live show Sunday with Miriam. She is also the first woman to present a full episode of The Late Late Show, having done so amid a global pandemic when Ryan Tubridy was quarantined with (initially) suspected symptoms of COVID-19. Following confirmation that Tubridy was COVID-19 positive, O'Callaghan continued in this role until he recovered.