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Watch: ’Blue eyed boy’ Ronan Curtis makes it a Mother’s Day to remember

written by Chris McNulty April 1, 2019
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St Johnston man and Irish football ace Ronan Curtis gave his mother, Marie, a perfect Mother’s Day surprise.

Curtis played for Portsmouth in their win against Sunderland yesterday in the Checkatrade Trophy final at Wembley Stadium.

The Curtis family were in London for the big game, but in the days before the game Ronan treated his mum by cooking her favourite meal as a surprise.

“My mum’s so special because she’s always been there for me, somebody to talk to, somebody to guide me and to look after me,” Ronan, who moved to Portsmouth last summer, said.

“I am the blue eyed boy and the older ones get jealous!”

Ronan, who played as a schoolboy with Kildrum Tigers in St Johnston before moving to Swilly Rovers, embraced his emotional mum.

“Every mum maters. To me you’re the best mum in the world mum, so happy mother’s day,” he said.

Marie was taken aback by the ‘fantastic surprise’.

“I hadn’t got a clue this was happening,” she said in a clip captured by the EFL as part of its preview material for the final, which was shown live on Sky Sports.

“I’m so pleased and so proud. I love him to bits. We have a bond that’s just unbelievable.”

“That’s the ultimate present any Mammy can get!”
@OfficialPompey’s Ronan Curtis is busy today 😉 so he made sure he had a early Mother’s Day surprise ready for his mum!
#EveryMumMatters | #HappyMothersDay pic.twitter.com/katgiN6cn3

— EFL (@EFL) March 31, 2019

Watch: ’Blue eyed boy’ Ronan Curtis makes it a Mother’s Day to remember was last modified: April 1st, 2019 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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