Miriam O’Callaghan: ‘My 96-year-old mum – the real Miriam - is the greatest gift in my life’

Family is everything for broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan, but while she has eight children of her own, it is her mother Miriam who is at the heart of everything. And the RTÉ presenter says the fact that her mum is still going strong at 96 years of age is the best gift she could ever have asked for. She says: “I am blessed to have a large and loving family and at the apex of it all is my mother Miriam, the real Miriam O’Callaghan as we all say.

My mum is the greatest gift in my life as she has been a loving and supportive presence for so long..