Miriam O’Callaghan
- January 10, 2024
- Broadcaster
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Miriam O'Callaghan |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 6, 1960(1960-01-06) |
| Age | 64 |
| Birthplace | Foxrock |
| Country | Ireland |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Miriam O'Callaghan Biography
| Name | Miriam O'Callaghan |
| Birthday | Jan 6 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Foxrock |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Parents | Miriam O'Callaghan, Jerry O'Callaghan |
| Siblings | Jim O'Callaghan, Margaret O'Callaghan, Anne O'Callaghan, Kathleen O'Callaghan |
| Spouse | Steve Carson , Tom McGurk |
| Children(s) | Georgia McGurk, Jessica McGurk, Clara McGurk, Allanah McGurk, Daniel Carson, Conor Carson, Jack Carson |
Miriam O'Callaghan is one of the most popular and richest Broadcaster who was born on January 6, 1960 in Foxrock, Ireland. Miriam O’Callaghan, born 6 January 1960, is an Irish television presenter who works for RTE.
RTE hired her and she returned to Ireland in 1993 to host Marketplace, an economics programme. She worked simultaneously for RTE and the BBC, and was also involved in the first series of Tonight with Trevor MacDonald. RTE secured her exclusive services as Prime Time’s presenter from 1996.
In 2003, she won the Television Personality of the Year Award at the Irish Film and Television Awards.
In 2005, she began the first series of her own summer talk show, Saturday Night with Miriam. O’Callaghan made her debut as a radio presenter on 11 July 2009 on the programme, Miriam Meets, to run for eight weeks. It was confirmed in August 2009 that the programme would return permanently to RTÉ Radio 1 on Sunday mornings. In 2013, she stood in as a long-term replacement on RTÉ Radio One in the key daily morning slot from 9 am to 10 am when presenter John Murray was on extended sick leave. After this she was given a new live Sunday morning radio show on RTÉ Radio One from 10 am until 11 am.
She appears in Reeling in The Years’ 1993, 1996, 2000, and 2001 programs.
Miriam O'Callaghan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Broadcaster |
| House | Living in own house. |
Miriam O'Callaghan is one of the richest Broadcaster from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Miriam O'Callaghan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
It was her first TV appearance, an advertisement for Avonmore Milk from the 1980s. This advertisement is available on the Irish Film Archive.
After becoming a solicitor in 1983 she moved to London with her husband Tom McGurk and applied for a job as a Thames Television researcher. Eamonn Andrews offered her a job on This Is Your Life. After that, she moved on to researching current affairs programs for Thames. In 1987, she quit to become a BBC producer at the BBC Television Centre in West London. She was a producer on shows like Family Matters, Kilroy and Prime Time. She also produced specials from Hong Kong, Jerusalem, and other countries. After leaving the BBC, O’ Callaghan became a Newsnight reporter. She worked there for ten year. She was responsible for several high-profile investigative programs, including one about the UDR4 miscarriage justice and another case regarding Kiranjit Ahluwalia. Newsnight also featured her coverage of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. She is open to returning to the BBC.
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 The Late Late Show, having done so amid a global pandemic when Ryan Tubridy was quarantined with (initially) suspected symptoms of the deadly virus. Following confirmation that Tubridy was COVID-19 positive, O’Callaghan continued in this role.
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Who is Miriam O'Callaghan Dating?
According to our records, Miriam O'Callaghan married to Steve Carson , Tom McGurk. As of December 1, 2023, Miriam O'Callaghan’s is not dating anyone.
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She flew direct to Luxembourg following the 2016 Brussels bombings and went on to Brussels from where she presented Prime Time that evening, with contributions from Prime Time reporter Robert Short.
Facts & Trivia
Miriam Ranked on the list of most popular Broadcaster. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Miriam O'Callaghan celebrates birthday on January 6 of every year.
In 2018 she publicly declined to run for president of Ireland.
Who is on Sunday with Miriam now?
Niamh Kavanagh, Gerald Peregrine and Dr Denise Rogers join Miriam.
Does Miriam O'Callaghan have grandchildren?
She said: “So my little girl Alannah just had a little girl – and we had the best day christening her yesterday. “ Éabha Anne Breathnach is my first grandchild and I am over the moon. Incredible love all over again. Extra special that my Mum – Eabha’s great grandmother – was with us celebrating too.”
Does Miriam O'Callaghan have a sister?
Sisters
Who is Miriam O'Callaghan brother?
Jim O’Callaghan
Who is Miriam interviewing?
On a more serious note, Miriam interviewed non-executive director of Mannok Build, John McCartin , following the sentencing of three men who attacked businessman Kevin Lunney.