Ronan Keating's wife Storm shares message after his brother's tragic death
Ronan Keating's wife Storm has shared a message of grief following the death of the Boyzone singer's brother.
Ciaran Keating, 57, died in a car crash in Co Mayo, Ireland earlier this month. He was travelling with his wife Ann Marie to watch their son, Ruairí play for Cork City FC.
The father-of-three's funeral service too place at St Patrick's Church in Louisburgh, Co Mayo with Ronan acting as one of the pallbearers in the procession.
Singer Ronan's wife has taken to social media for the first time since Ciaran's death. On Saturday Storm posted a poignant note on her Instagram with the caption “grief” with a white heart emoji.
Storm comforted Ronan at his brother Ciaran's funeral (PA)“And she’d be lying if she said she did not sometimes think of the could-have-been moments, and the should-have been memories,” read the message, which was credited to a writer named Ziarising.
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Ronan paid a tearful tribute to his older brother at his funeral last week, before performing an emotional rendition of This Is Your Song. He told mourners: "Ciaran and Ann Marie have done a spectacular job - three incredible human beings.
"Your strength over the past few days has been incredible and you've done your dad very proud. This song was written 25 years ago when we lost our mum. I shouldn’t be singing it in these circumstances but we are and we will."
The song, written after their mother Marie died of cancer in 1998 at the age of 51, contains the lyrics: “You were our friend, walk with you till the end, and one day we’ll all sing along, ’cause this is your song.”
Ciaran is survived by his three children, Conall, Ruairi and Aisling and grand-children, Bobbi May, Reggie, Archie T and Sonnie. His father Gerry Keating spoke at the funeral, telling those gathered about Ciaran's childhood, his time playing football in his teenage years, and his love for his wife Ann Marie, who was injured in the collision.
Gerry said: “On the Saturday (that Ciaran died) I was waiting for the text or the message. I got the message at quarter past eight, I got the bad news, and it was the worst news I got in my life."
Speaking of Ciaran’s work with the Marie Keating Foundation, for which he helped to to set up after the death of his mother from breast cancer, aged 51 in 1998, Gerry said: “If there was a driver short anywhere, Ciaran would drop everything in Mayo and prepare to drive the unit for the foundation. He’d never say no, he never complained about anything.”
Ciaran’s oldest son, Conall Keating, gave a heartbreaking eulogy, in which he began by stating that his mother and grandmother were watching. “My dad gave his most difficult speech 25 years ago when he spoke about his beloved mother, and now I must give the most difficult speech about my beloved dad,” he said.
"He has been taken from us far too soon. Our lives have been changed forever. And our hearts are broken. He was a great man and I am honoured to call him my dad. He will be remembered forever and carried with us or the rest of our lives," Conall concluded.
Australian-born fashion designer Storm and Irish singer Ronan married in 2015 and have a son, Cooper, six, and a daughter, Coco, three. Ronan is also a father to Jack, Missy, and Ali from his previous marriage to Yvonne Co.
Storm could be seen comforting Ronan at Ciaran's funeral at St Patrick's Church in Louisburgh, Ireland on July 20.
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