{"id":573819,"date":"2026-07-29T13:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/573819\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:04:10","slug":"thanks-mum-eric-roberts-leaves-ireland-am-fans-in-stitches-with-classic-irish-mammy-text-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/573819\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Thanks mum&#8217; Eric Roberts leaves Ireland AM fans in stitches with classic &#8216;Irish mammy&#8217; text on-air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Roberts\u2019 mum pulled no punches when she decided to text him while he was live on-air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/07\/05\/entertainment\/celebrity\/eric-roberts-wife\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/07\/05\/entertainment\/celebrity\/eric-roberts-wife\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Donegal man<\/a> has taken to his weekend presenting role on Ireland AM like a duck to water since joining the crew in September, but a job on one of the nation\u2019s biggest TV programmes doesn\u2019t stop him from being humbled by his Irish Mammy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/rollercoaster.ie\/celebrity-2\/eric-roberts-inclusivity\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rollercoaster.ie\/celebrity-2\/eric-roberts-inclusivity\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Eric Roberts is using his platform to help teach kids about inclusivity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SnapInsta-Ai_3797722472150576635.jpg\" alt=\"Pic: Eric Roberts\/Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-465506\"  \/>Pic: Eric Roberts\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric, who shares a little boy, R\u00edan, with his wife Niamh, shared a hilarious text he received from his mother Frances while filming the show over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 35 year old posted a snap of himself smiling with the caption: \u2018The cute messages my mum sends me while I\u2019m on TV\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A screengrab of his mother\u2019s text read: \u2018Your head is shiny\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"evoke-disclaimer\">Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about \u2013 powered by RollerCoaster.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SnapInsta-Ai_3948989686771718668_25640336.jpg\" alt=\"Pic: Eric Roberts\/Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-479489\"  \/>Pic: Eric Roberts\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jokingly adding: \u2018Thanks mum\u2019, Eric\u2019s followers couldn\u2019t help but relate to his mum\u2019s Irish mammy moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One person wrote: \u2018omg nothing like a Mammys honestly \u2013 go Frances\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another said: \u2018Gotta love mammies \u2013 they always want the best for you\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A third quipped: \u2018You can\u2019t beat the honesty of an Irish Mammy\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What would we do without the Irish mammy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share your thoughts on this story or any other over on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rollercoaster.ie\/community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">discussion boards<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eric Roberts\u2019 mum pulled no punches when she decided to text him while he was live on-air. 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