Tens of thousands of people are set to climb their local mountains today to support Charlie Bird’s Croagh Patrick climb.
The former RTE reporter plans to scale the peak in a fundraising effort for Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House. He smashed the €1 million goal before the climb began.
The brave 72-year-old, who has been diagnosed with the condition, began the ascent at 9.30am and hopes to reach the summit around 1pm.
