Ireland AM star Muireann O'Connell opens up on grief of late dad on air as co-host says ‘that's understandable'
The Virgin Media host
was back on the hit morning show today alongside
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Muireann spoke about her late dad on air
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Muireann's dad died in 2021
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The presenters spoke about influencer's hoarding philosophy where she states that you should "imagine all the things in your house and if there was poo on it, would you keep it?".
The decluttering method sparked conversation about clothes holding memories.
One viewer wrote in saying: "If I have an unhappy memory associated with the day, the clothes I was wearing that particular day have to go because it's like a trigger.
"It's a trigger for a memory."
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Eric replied: "I don't think I remember what i wear most days."
Muireann responded saying: "No, but if something big happens.
"I remember what I wore to my dad's funeral, sort of thing."
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The Limerick native's
dad Brendan
in March of 2021
after his battle with cancer.
Speaking about her grief, she said: "I remember having to get crappy pants because it was in covid.
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"But then when dad died I went on this grief gifting journey where I bought like myself loads of lovely things."
Eric replied: "That's understandable."
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Muireann added: "It is a thing that happens and all those things [I bought] they remind me of him in a good way."
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The presenter has previously spoke about the
She explained: "I remember after dad died, I was there myself and my mum a few days after - we were trying to find a bit of fun.
"It was the middle of covid with miserable weather, all that stuff.
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"And I remember like three messages vividly in my head about how I was a disgrace and I didn't know how to grieve properly and that my father would be ashamed of me.
"Because we were trying to have a bit of a laugh and trying to find something that was funny in life.
"Like I was sitting in his chair and we'd be watching The Chase or something going 'This is what he'd do right now' or whatever."
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