RTE star enjoys ‘glorious weekend' as she jets off on holiday with telly pals and ‘shocks' fans
The Prime Time host has been enjoying a break away from presenting this week in the beautiful city of San Sebastian.
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Miriam O'Callaghan soaked up the sun in San Sebastian with pals
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Miriam shared snaps of her sunshine trip on social media
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Miriam captured beautiful pictures of San Sebastian
The popular presenter took to
The 65-year-old looked sensational as she posed for a smiling
selfie
with her friend on the beach front.
The glamorous
star
wore a blue linen bardot top and accessorised with a unique gold charm necklace.
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In another photo, Miriam and Steve beamed as they stood in for a snap with their pals right beside the sea.
The Irish host also took a stunning picture of the golden coastline in San Sebastian as the blue skies loomed over.
Later, the couples did some sightseeing around
the city
where they encountered old medieval buildings and jaw-dropping viewing points.
To finish off their day on Sunday, Miriam and her husband did what any Irish couple would on holiday - watch the All-Ireland Final.
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Unfortunately, the star noted how they had "searched high and low" for a pub or bar that would be showing the match on TV, but were unsuccessful.
Instead, the pair opted to find a
wine
bar and streamed the match on their phone.
Miriam O'Callaghan shares snaps from Paddy's Day celebrations
Miriam shared a snap of their two wine glasses and Steve's
iPhone
balancing on the table.
The presenter penned in her caption: "We improvised and watched it in all its glory! What a game. Congrats Tipp."
'THEY HAD ONE JOB'
And fans were left shocked when the star told how there were no Irish bars showing the game.
Avila wrote on Instagram: "
Was it not on in any Irish bars?? That's shocking!
#theyhadonejob."
Marian said: "Perhaps you weren't meant to watch it, do I see a Cork
jersey
?"
While
Simon
joked: "The, 'We must find the
hurling
final!!!', drive is a perfect encapsulation of my internal being."
And Annie added: "Can't believe they weren't showing it."
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