1. Miriam O'Callaghan is the first woman to present a full episode of The Late Late Show.
13 Facts About Miriam O'Callaghan
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Miriam O'Callaghan received her Bachelor of Civil Law in 1979 and a Diploma in European Law in 1981.
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Miriam O'Callaghan's brother, politician Jim O'Callaghan is a Fianna Fail TD and since 24 January 2025 has served as Minister for Justice.
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Miriam O'Callaghan worked for British national broadcaster the BBC before returning to Ireland after being headhunted by RTE in 1993 to present Marketplace, an economics and business programme.
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Miriam O'Callaghan worked on the first series of ITV's Tonight with Sir Trevor McDonald until 1999.
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O'Callaghan made her debut as a radio presenter on 11 July 2009 on the programme, Miriam Meets, to run for eight weeks.
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In 2011, Miriam O'Callaghan fronted RTE's coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's state visit to Ireland in May 2011, and in October of that year hosted the Prime Time debate with the seven candidates standing in the 2011 Irish presidential election.
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Miriam O'Callaghan hosted RTE's 50th anniversary party on New Year's Eve 2011, attended by President of Ireland Michael D Higgins and Jedward.
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Miriam O'Callaghan was the first female presenter of a full episode of the show.
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Miriam O'Callaghan hosted the RTE Leaders Debate for the 2020 Irish general election.
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Miriam O'Callaghan married her first husband in 1983 and they separated in 1995 after having four daughters.
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Miriam O'Callaghan met her second husband, Steve Carson, while working on Newsnight.
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Miriam O'Callaghan has won the RTE Guide Style Award in 2012.