Kodaline star Mark Prendergast has opened up about the recent death of his granny, who sadly passed away after contracting Covid19.
The musician reveals the restrictions surrounding the coronavirus have made the grieving process that much harder, as loved ones can’t be together and lean on each other, as they would under normal circumstances.
Speaking to our sister publication KISS, he said, “You just have to look at your own parents and grandparents, like, I’m sorry to bring it up but I lost my granny last week.
“And you just don’t know how she got it, it might have been someone who walked through the nursing home, or from someone who was out with their mates like three days before, so it’s almost impossible to track.”
He continued, “The most sobering and the most awful thing was the actual funeral itself. Like I haven’t been able to give my mam a hug… It’s just a really really strange time.”
Mark himself was diagnosed with Covid-19 in early March, just as lockdown began.
“I had a fever and I was completely wiped of energy for about a week so I was sleeping for like 12 hours a day,” he said.
“Lucky enough it never got really bad, and I was able to manage it.”
Other stars who have been diagnosed, include Ciara Kelly, Claire Byrne and Ryan Tubridy.