Rory Cowan is Angry at God over His Mother's Alzheimer's

Mrs Brown’s Boys star Rory Cowan is angry at God and would like to tell him he’s a “sick prick” following his mother’s diagnosis with dementia.

Cowan, who plays Rory in Brendan O’Carroll’s hit TV comedy series, was applauded by the studio audience for his comments on The Ray D’Arcy Show on Saturday.

He spoke openly about life since his mother, Esther’s, diagnosis with dementia, and about a talk he delivered for the Irish Alzheimer’s Society recently on his family’s experience. He said his mother deserved a better end of life. “As a family, we’re floundering. It’s awful to see someone you love just disintegrating — and it goes on for years. It’s a nightmare.

“She’s a good woman. She doesn’t deserve this end that’s coming. Nobody does.

“And there are 55,000 people in Ireland with dementia. And with close and immediate family, that’s almost 250,000 people affected by this.”

Cowan said during his talk for the Alzheimer’s Society, he asked people to imagine they were in heaven, where everything was peaceful and tranquil.

He told D’Arcy: “Then over near the throne where God sits, there’s a commotion, and there’s someone punching the head off God. That’s me.

“I’m so angry about this horrible disease, dementia.