Ronan Keating’s brother killed in car crash in Ireland

Irish singer and songwriter Ronan Keating has tragically lost his brother in a fatal car crash in their native Ireland.

Ronan Keating has been left devastated by the news that his brother has been killed in a car crash while travelling to watch his son play in a football match in Ireland.

Ciaran Keating, an older brother of the Irish singer and Boyzone star, has been named as the victim of a fatal road crash on the N5 near Swinford, County Mayo, on Saturday afternoon, local time.

Ronan, 46, is believed to have rushed to Ireland to be with family following the tragedy.

Ciaran Keating (second from the left), in his 50s, was killed in a car crash. Picture: Instagram

It is understood that Ciaran, who was in his 50s and lived in Louisburgh, was travelling with his wife, Ann Marie, to watch their son, Ruairi, play for Cork City Football Club in an evening Premier Division League of Ireland clash with Sligo Rovers.

He suffered fatal injuries in the two-car crash in the townland of Ballymiles, about halfway between Swinford and Bohola.

His wife Ann Marie, a secondary school teacher, was taken to Mayo University Hospital to be treated for injuries which are understood to be non life-threatening.

The male driver of the second vehicle is receiving treatment in hospital for serious injuries. Also hospitalised was a male passenger in the second vehicle.

In happier times, Ronan Keating performed in the Fire Fight Australia bushfire relief concert at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney in February 2020.