Marty Morrissey

RTÉ star Marty Morrissey said he told his mother he loved her during her final moments as she tragically died in a road accident.

“It wasn't just the mass cards that I got, it was the letters, I have read every letter and it was their stories of grief and heartbreak and their words that consoled me. “She was driving on a road that she drove on three or four times a day and she missed a bend and we lost her.” “So every time there was a storm we moved, this particular day I was in Dublin and she said ‘there's an awful storm coming in’ so I said I would go down and we would stay in the Old Round Hotel.

The talented sports commentator opened up about his final moments with his mother Peggy after coming across her car accident during Storm Barra in December ...

Once we had mum taken out of the car, we all stood around and said a prayer together.” “I kept driving and came upon the accident and it was tough. “The one thing that scared my mother was a storm.

RT's Marty Morrissey appears on The Late Late Show tonight as he sits down to talk with Ryan Tubridi on a range of topics.

The GAA commentator's mother died in a car accident last December. Morrissey came across the scene.

"And I asked the fire brigade and the ambulance and the Gardaí would they say a prayer with me. Sometimes 120 to 125 per day." I told her I loved her." And unfortunately, we lost her." "I could not have asked for a better mother." She was a rebel from Cork."

Peggy, who was 94, died in a single vehicle crash in Co Clare during the height of Storm Barra. Marty told Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show how he was ...

I do want to say this, they did their best to save my mum but I knew what she wanted, I asked them to say a prayer with me, once we had mum taken out of the car, we stood around and said a prayer together. I told her I loved her. "I went back when she wasn't in Inagh and I kept driving and I came upon the accident and it was tough.

Marty Morrissey has spoken about his last moments with his mother following her tragic car crash on the Late Late Show.

‘[Peggy] was 5’2″ but she was a ball of fire. She was special,’ Marty said of his late mum. I have read every letter, it was the stories of grief and tragedy that consoled me [during this time].’ she was driving on a road that she drove three or four times a day, and she missed a bend… ‘Once we had mom taken out of the car, we said a prayer together. ‘On that Monday night, [Storm Barra] was coming in, and we agreed that I would stay in the Old Ground [hotel],’ Marty said.

Late Late Show viewers were heartbroken during last night's show as Marty Morrissey recalled the moment he discovered his mother at the scene of a crash ...

Once we had mum taken out of the car, we all stood around and said a prayer together." "I kept driving and came upon the accident and it was tough. "The one thing that scared my mother was a storm.

An emotional Marty admitted the 'last couple of months have been difficult' but praised the people of Ireland for their support since the accident.

I do want to say this, they did their best to save my mum but I knew what she wanted, I asked them to say a prayer with me, once we had mum taken out of the car, we stood around and said a prayer together. I told her I loved her. "I went back when she wasn't in Inagh and I kept driving and I came upon the accident and it was tough.

RTÉ star Marty Morrissey said he told his mother he loved her during her final moments as she tragically died in a road accident.

“It wasn't just the mass cards that I got, it was the letters, I have read every letter and it was their stories of grief and heartbreak and their words that consoled me. “She was driving on a road that she drove on three or four times a day and she missed a bend and we lost her.” “So every time there was a storm we moved, this particular day I was in Dublin and she said ‘there's an awful storm coming in’ so I said I would go down and we would stay in the Old Round Hotel.