Michaela McCollum

RTE not afraid to have a laugh at their own expense. Earlier this month, RTE broadcast an exclusive interview with Michaela McCollum, the Tyrone native’s first public appearance since her release from prison in Peru, where she had served two and half years for drug smuggling. To say that there was a huge reaction to […]

10 years ago

It has the nation talking. RTÉ interviewed Michaella McCollum regarding her release from prison in Peru, having spent two-and-a-half years behind bars when convicted of smuggling nearly €2 million worth of cocaine through Lima airport. The 23-year-old Tyrone woman has been released less than halfway into her six years and eight months sentence and, although she […]

10 years ago