For Brendan Courtney now it’s time to talk about mam

In a follow-up to his moving RTÉ documentary about his father’s failing health, Brendan Courtney turns his attention to his newly-widowed mother, writes Ailin Quinlan

An aging mother dealing with widowhood, a middle-aged son trying to help a parent too shell-shocked by bereavement to make decisions for her future — it’s an all-too familiar predicament.