Patrick Kielty pays powerful tribute to his mother Mary in Late Late St Patrick’s Show

The presenter dedicated the episode to his mother, who passed away last weekend.

Ms Kielty's death was confirmed only hours after the TV presenter hosted the previous Late Late episode on Friday, 7 March. Her funeral took place in Dundrum in Down on Monday, 10 March.

Tributes have poured in for Mary, with the 84-year-old being remembered as a “loving mother” and “devoted grandmother”.

The Late Late St. Patrick's Show on Friday (14 March) began with a performance by Riverdance.

Kielty then took to the stage to say that the episode would be "100% Irish" and "100% guaranteed to put a smile on your voice", before speaking about the episode's line-up.

After this, an emotional Kielty paid tribute to his mother, telling the audience:

Also among the guests on the St. Patrick's Show were the Italia 90 Republic of Ireland Squad, Cian Ducrot and B*Witched.

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