Kieltys 'thrived on gift' of mother's sense of humour, funeral hears

'The Late Late Show' host Patrick Kielty, right, was among the pallbearers for his mother's funeral Mass on Monday. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Patrick Kielty’s mother has been remembered as a resilient woman whose life changed following the death of her husband during the Troubles.

Mary Kielty, whose husband Jack was shot dead by the Ulster Freedom Fighters in 1988, died peacefully at home in Dundrum, Co Down, on Saturday aged 84.