A collection of photographs that give an insight into the journalist’s life and career
Since then, he had focused on charity work and raising awareness of the condition.Charlie Bird at his home in Ashford, Wicklow. Photograph: Alan Betson
Charlie Bird with his dog, Tiger, at home in Ashford, Wicklow, after he received his diagnosis of motor neurone disease. Photograph: Alan BetsonCharlie Bird in Arizona in January 2010. Charlie Bird and former taoiseach Albert Reynolds at the launch of his book, This is Charlie Bird, in Dublin in 2006. Photograph: Collins
Charlie Bird, his wife Claire Mould and their dog Tiger in Greystones, Co Wicklow in 2022. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin Charlie Bird leading supporters from Pieta, the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, Samaritans, Vicky Phelan's family members and friends, Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, Defence Forces, Dogs Trust, frontline workers, Stardust families, Irish Wheelchair Association, and members of the LGBTQ+ community, over the Papal Cross mound in the Phoenix Park at the start of a 5K walk in Phoenix Park, to mark the first anniversary of Climb with Charlie.
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