Mum of the Year: Having a challenge keeps you young

Ireland’s number one mum Esther Kelly-Keating loves a challenge but was completely gobsmacked when her daughter Charlotte nominated her for the title.

The newly crowned Woman’s Way and Beko Mum of the Year works in a nursing home where she is the nursing director.

A mother of four, Esther began her medical training in Britain when she was 17. She came back to Ireland with her husband and began working in a care centre.