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PETER O’Mahony is embarking upon a “big weekend” of gardening – even by his standards.

The rugby legend detailed to his Instagram followers how he intends on adding “the bones of 300 plants” to his beloved garden after removing all of the beds and bulbs.

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He remarked how even though he was very early into the process, he noticed “the bees are loving it already” before assuring followers he’d be keeping them abreast over the next 48 hours.

Unfortunately, his weekend is wide open on account of his career with Munster being brought to a painful end last weekend in Durban.

In spite of an almighty effort across 100 minutes, the Reds were knocked out of the URC play-offs at the quarter-final stage by Sharks after a rare (and contentious) penalty shoot-out.

After drawing 24-24, neither side could find a winning score in extra-time.

The game boiled down to kicks from the 15- and 10-metre lines, where Rory Scannell missed his effort.

The Sharks kicked all six of their attempts. It was also Conor Murray, Stephen Archer and Niall Scannell’s last outing for the province.

Afterwards captain Tadhg Beirne conceded: “It’s going to be a weird place next season without the lads.

“They bleed Munster. It’s gutting to end it like this.”

Munster took the lead after nine minutes when Jack Crowley’s cross-field kick bounced up for Calvin Nash to dive over before the out-half added the extras.

The game burst into life after the break and Sharks’ Ethan Hooker cut in from the right, weaving around the Munster defence to score, with Hendrikse converting and then adding a penalty.

Fineen Wycherley squeezed through a gap to cross, with Crowley’s kick successful.

The Reds extended their lead when Sharks were unable to defend Mike Haley’s kick, allowing Diarmuid Kilgallen to pounce.

But Sharks pulled a try back when Aphelele Fassi crossed, with Hendrikse converting.

Fez Mbatha then struck, as Hendrikse again added the extras.

Murray’s monster penalty levelled matters at 24-24 to send the game to extra time.

Beirne added: “I’m massively proud of the boys. We fought to the bitter end.”

Saturday will see Sharks travel to Pretoria to face Bulls in an all-South African affair.

Leinster will host holders Glasgow Warriors at the Aviva Stadium in the other final four match-up.

RTE legend Miriam O’Callaghan has announced that she is finally set to release her long-awaited memoir.

The popular presenter will lift the lid on her outstanding life and career in her new book Miriam: Life, Work, Everything, which is set to hit shelves on October 30, 2025.

The book is being published by Sandycove, an imprint of Penguin Random House and it’ll be available in print, e-book and audio.

Miriam is one of Ireland’s best-known broadcasters, covering every election, referendum, major controversy and important public events for RTE.

The 65-year-old also hosts an award-winning radio show Sunday With Miriam on RTE Radio One.

Combining career success, glamour and being a mother-of-eight is what makes Miriam a truly unique figure in Irish public life.

In her absorbing memoir, Miriam shares touching stories from her personal life and fascinating insights into a career that has given her a ringside seat to a changing Ireland.

Opening up about the new book, she said: “I have written my memoir, I can’t believe I am saying that.”

The radio star revealed that it’s been more than 20 years since Sandycove first sent her a contract.

She said: “Let’s just say, it’s taken a while. I thank them for their patience, persistence and belief in my story.”

Miriam admitted that she has always lived life in “fast forward” and never thought she’d stop long enough to “look back and reflect”.

She said: “I also wondered if anyone would be interested”, but that changed when she received a prompt from editor Patricia Deevey.

The Dublin native said: “Then one day not that long ago — with a prompt from Patricia Deevy — I decided I would write it, because if I didn’t write it now, I might never do so.”

Miriam initially thought the book would just focus on her work but she quickly realised that her professional and personal lives couldn’t be separated.

She said: “At first I thought it would just be about my work as a journalist, but then when I began writing I realised how impossible it was to separate my professional and personal lives.

“I don’t know if that’s because I’m a woman or a mother or both or none of those things, but I just knew that for my story to be authentic and truthful, I couldn’t simply focus on the work side of my life.”

Over a four decade career, Miriam has fronted some of the biggest stories in Irish history.

‘NERVOUS’

She said: “I have been lucky enough to have had an eyewitness view. It was a privilege to cover the peace process for both the BBC and RTE, and at times it has been emotional looking back.”

Among her “major career moments” are presenting on the days of both the Good Friday Agreements and the 2015 Marriage Referendum.

She also recalled interviewing Leo Varadkar in the same year he became the first cabinet minister in Ireland to come out as gay, as well as campaigning for John Hume to become ‘Ireland’s Greatest’ in 2010.

But it hasn’t all been positive for Miriam as she admitted: “I also reflect on the worst year of my life, 1995, my BC and AD — the year that forced me to rethink everything.”

The mum-of-eight revealed she’s often approached by members of the public and it’s not always to talk about politics or interviews.

She explained: “More often than not they, usually women, quickly segue into asking me about having eight children and how I managed to hold down a big career, so that’s why my story is about life, work and everything.”

Despite decades in the spotlight, Miriam has said: “In truth I am nervous about telling my story — it’s probably why it took me so long to write it.

“All I can hope is that people will read it and find it interesting, authentic, entertaining and hopeful.”

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