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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

RTE legend Charlie Bird going 'back where it all began' as he thanks public ahead of Climb with Charlie

Charlie Bird has thanked the public for their incredible fundraising efforts as the total raised for Climb with Charlie is expected to pass €1m on Friday.

Charlie is getting set to climb Croagh Patrick on Saturday as the culmination of a massive charity drive in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House.

The former Chief News Correspondent at RTE was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease back in October and has been very open about his journey all the way through to his latest update on Friday morning.

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