‘It was a relief when she died’: Mairead Ronan on motherhood and mourning her mam

The Ireland's Fittest Family host speaks candidly about the lost of her mother and how she struggled with her grief after her first child was born

Mairead Ronan on the Moments that Made Me

RTÉ star Mairead Ronan has spoken about how she only started mourning her mother’s death when she became a mam herself.

Ronan's mother, Maureen, passed away the night before her 21st birthday and she says it wasn’t until her son, Dara, was born that she realised the impact of her mother’s death on her life.