'I can't get him out of my head' - Irish chef Eunice Power opens up on son's tragic death

Irish chef Eunice Power has opened up on the devastating loss of her son last year saying the feeling is "indescribable".

Speaking on the Are We There Yet? podcast hosted by Kathryn Thomas, the Today Show chef spoke about the death of her son Jerome, who passed away in their home in May 2025 at just 24 years of age.

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"It's been incredibly difficult for us," Eunice told Kathryn, " I don't think I'll ever get over it.

"In fact, I think I've gone through the last six months in absolute shock and it's now that it's only landing with me and I just can't get him out of my head."

Waterford native and owner of acclaimed restaurant in Dungarvan And Chips, Eunice, described her son as "wild, adventurous, and absolutely hilarious", and that his death "completely took me by surprise".

The TV cook also said that her and husband Edmund recently divorced after "growing apart" but that they are "parents number one".

When asked how she was doing now, Eunice told Kathryn, "I don't know how I'm doing. I'm actually, I'm not really sure. I think probably...I'm busy, I've amazing friends.

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"Am I escaping into work? I don't know how to behave," she added, "I don't know what is the right thing to do.

"For me, the idea  of lying down in bed and curling up just isn't an option - so I just keep going."

Eunice, who is also mum to Michael and Kieran, say her sons miss their brother deeply and are "just trying to work with the new norm.

"It's indescribable and you don't know," she continued, "I mean I think it'll probably take years for this to kind of pan out for us. But we only have this one life, this is all we have and it's so easily whipped away from you.

"I try to encourage the boys to take life in both hands -you just have to kind of roll with it."

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The celebrity chef dedicated her cookbook My Irish Kitchen Table to her son Jerome, who she says was very proud of it and the photos in the book captured his final days.

Eunice dedicated her cookbook, My Irish Kitchen Table, to him, noting that he was very proud of it and that the photos in the book captured his final day.