{"product_id":"miriam-hardcover-by-miriam-ocallaghan-1","title":"Miriam Hardcover by Miriam O'Callaghan","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eSandycove\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2025-11-25)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e384\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781844886722\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e652.05\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e24.13 x 15.93 x 3.51\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NO. 1 BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for Biography of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘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’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Beautiful … fascinating insights … authentic and open’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer.ie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This book is great’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Kielty, The Late Late Show\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fast-paced and enjoyable’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating new memoir from one of Ireland's most celebrated and singular broadcasters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI 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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiriam 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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!).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiriam \u003c\/i\u003eincludes 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiriam\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptionally honest and personal memoir from one of Ireland’s most esteemed broadcasters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Candid and intimate’\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eMiriam O’Callaghan has been a leading figure in Irish broadcast and current affairs for over 40 years. 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