💙Noah's mum: "I miss him so much; his hugs and his love"

The mother of schoolboy Noah Donohoe has said she felt lost without him.

The 14-year-old went missing while en route to meet friends in Cavehill Country Park in June.

After six days of community search and rescue efforts, his body was recovered from a storm drain close to the M2 motorway.

His mother Fiona, in an interview with Virgin Media One's Ireland AM, said: "I have been completely lost because we did everything together.

"He could fit 25 hours into the day, he was just one of those children, but the amount of time we had together when he was not doing his sports or his music, I miss him so much, his hugs and his love."

Noah's mother has recalled how his old schoolfriends formed a guard of honour as his funeral procession passed St Malachy's School in June.

She said the silence and prayer as the cortege stopped at the gates was special, during the interview with presenter Tommy Bowe.

"I was able to bring Noah back to school and that meant so much to me," she said.

Fiona shared that she was grateful for having been able to hug her son and tell him she loved him all the time.

"I was able to give him a hug as usual and tell him I loved him and I am so grateful for that because I never knew I was not going to see him again and to have that as our final thing gives me some comfort."

The interview will air tomorrow morning (Tuesday).