Charlie Bird

The 72-year-old has been candid about his diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) late last year and will share his experience of the disease with viewers of ...

Charlie Bird: Loud and Clear promises to be a frank documentary about the much-loved broadcaster, David Morrissey, stars in new drama Sherwood, ...

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RSVP met iconic RTE broadcaster Charlie Bird back in January of this year to discuss his ongoing battle with motor neurone disease and the outpouring of ...

The reason I knew is I had a good friend in RTÉ called Colm Murray who had the disease. I was over there two or three days later and the amount of death was astonishing. Claire pleaded with me to get a dog and I have fallen in love with him. I just need to do something with it – I can’t change what is wrong with me but I can help other people and I want to do that. I am only asking people to support this national day of climbing. That is life, but what I want to do is be useful to everyone while I have the opportunity. I want to put my arm around everyone who is in a dark place. It started with a group of friends who I worked with in RTÉ – they all now live in the West of Ireland and we have a WhatsApp group called The West Awake. I mentioned Croagh Patrick to them and bang, the whole thing has gone mad. Some people have issues with their legs or their hands, for me that isn’t the case at the moment and maybe that will never happen. Now something has changed in me, and I am serving a useful purpose for myself and for people. As we sit chatting here on Sandymount Beach, maybe some person who is walking by us has a terminal illness or will have a terminal illness and I am doing this climb for everyone dealing with that. The love, generosity and well wishes from his army of fans as we sat at Sandymount Beach in Dublin on a crisp January day is testament to what Charlie has done for Ireland. Not only with his accomplished career in RTÉ but more recently, as he has become the face, and for now, the voice, of those with a terminal illness.

The documentary delved into the journalist's Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis. RTÉ viewers were left "in tears" on Monday night following an emotional ...

Jesus Charlie Bird is an example of what it is to be a bloody good human being, what it is to be a journalist with empathy, to be one of the people. "The humanity of people is hard for me to put into words. Such honesty," a third added. "Oh, Charlie. What a beautiful programme. These are the heroes we need," a second added. A big hug to everyone.

Charlie Bird has spoken of his heartache at the thought of his terminal illness meaning an end to his relationship with his wife.

I can’t go anywhere without people giving him the biggest hug ever.” His wife, Claire smiles as she observes: “Everyone loves him. I hid in my inside pocket, a pocket dictionary. My friends call him ‘the rugged ride’, so there you have it”, she says, smiling. “I would walk out of the newsroom, go into a cubicle in the toilet and look for a word I couldn’t spell.” In the documentary Charlie Bird: Loud and Clear, to be broadcast on RTE1 on Monday, June 13, the veteran journalist reveals his wife, Claire, is the closest “human being” to him.

CHARLIE Bird will visit his own grave in a new TV documentary tonight.The RTE legend, 72, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease last October, after.

And on visiting the spot that will one day be his final resting spot, Charlie says to pal Peadar: “It’s so bizarre I’m looking at this. “Nobody wants to know that. “I sent her a text. “But it’s not feeling sorry for himself, it’s knowing how you’re going to die, it’s not about dying, it’s about how you’re going to die. Anyway, the answer was yes. Charlie said: “I have an affinity with Inis Oirr, it’s a beautiful island, I have a long relationship with Brid and Peadar Poil.

However, it is more than that. It is an archival piece of television that references some of the biggest historical moments of the past fifty years, many of ...

Charlie meets Bride Rosney in the documentary, who was a special advisor to Mary Robinson during her presidency. Claire shares the story of how the couple met, explaining with a laugh how her and a friend used to go to the RTÉ canteen and ‘bird watch.’ “We went for a pint, he asked me out. Charlie Bird, Loud and Clear is a heart-wrenching hour and eighteen-minute testament to the legacy of broadcaster Charlie Bird. However, it is more than that.

However, it is more than that. It is an archival piece of television that references some of the biggest historical moments of the past fifty years, many of ...

Charlie meets Bride Rosney in the documentary, who was a special advisor to Mary Robinson during her presidency. Claire shares the story of how the couple met, explaining with a laugh how her and a friend used to go to the RTÉ canteen and ‘bird watch.’ “We went for a pint, he asked me out. Charlie Bird, Loud and Clear is a heart-wrenching hour and eighteen-minute testament to the legacy of broadcaster Charlie Bird. However, it is more than that.

TV review: RTÉ's Loud and Clear documentary struggles to paint a full portrait of the indefatigable journalist, but it's impossible not to admire him.

And so a documentary about death is ultimately distinguished by the fact that it is so full of life. Bird as a person remains something of a mystery, although he is obviously passionate about the causes that have touched him. (His “Orangeness” must have been a surprise to the IRA army council, which clearly felt it could talk to him as a reporter.) How strange to go from questions of life and death to discussions of speech-recognition software, especially as practically every person in Ireland has seen Bird on television using his iPad to communicate. At the Love Ulster march, rioting thugs targeted Bird because of his supposed Orange sympathies. That seems excessive yet is perhaps appropriate given that its subject is a journalist who gave everything to his work and never had any truck with half-measures.

The new documentary, Charlie Bird: Loud and Clear, followed the RTE veteran journalist as he and his wife deal with his diagnosis of motor neurone disease ...

The love he has for Claire is beautiful to watch . A fantastic, amazing couple." Her strength and commitment to Charlie is just inspiring to watch. A great man #CharlieBird”

RTÉ's documentary on Charlie Bird combined poignant moments with a tribute to one of the most recognisable voices of our age.

What’s powerful and compelling is Charlie’s voice, which he uses to be vulnerable, raw, real. And he’s showing how to speak true: his love for Claire, his regret that his mother “never put her arms around me and said ‘well done’”, his sense of loss (“at some stage you’ll all be here but I’ll be gone”). But above all, it is a tribute to a voice.

The deep empathy Charlie Bird held dear as a journalist, a campaigner and now, a man undergoing terminal illness, has been laid bare tonight for his beloved ...

May warm winds surround you on your journey Charlie.” But the hands of friendship extended to me has helped me cope with the journey I am on. “The humanity of people is hard for me to put into words. Charlie said journalism was a “really important role in the community”, and he recalled going to report on the refugee crisis: “Each of those people have a name and a family… “You have to have journalistic ethics, to not to go over the line…” A clip of Charlie showed him campaigning as a young socialist, a member of the Labour Party, and he again spoke of being a child who didn’t have a relationship with his father, a seaman, who “unfortunately died of cancer in 1971”, a “day I’ll never forget”.

The heart-wrenching documentary explored the life and legacy of the former-RTE broadcaster.

I grew up listening to him and he was a massive part of so many people's lives. "What an Irish icon and warrior Charlie is. What an Irish man."

Many people said they were "in tears" watching Charlie Bird: Loud and Clear on Monday night.

#charliebird" A big hug to everyone." #charliebird"

Charlie Bird at the base of Croagh Patrick behind ahead of the Climb With Charlie fundraising event. Picture; Gerry Mooney. Lynne Kelleher. June 12 2022 08:37 ...

I can’t go anywhere without people giving him the biggest hug ever.” His wife, Claire smiles as she observes: “Everyone loves him. I hid in my inside pocket, a pocket dictionary. My friends call him ‘the rugged ride’, so there you have it”, she says, smiling. “I would walk out of the newsroom, go into a cubicle in the toilet and look for a word I couldn’t spell.” In the documentary Charlie Bird: Loud and Clear, to be broadcast on RTE1 on Monday, June 13, the veteran journalist reveals his wife, Claire, is the closest “human being” to him.

CHARLIE Bird will be seen flying to Inis Oírr in the Aran Islands to pick out a grave where he wants his ashes scattered as his final resting place.

"But to be honest I haven't really been brave in this fight." "I hid in my inside pocket a pocket dictionary. And the day I joined the RTÉ newsroom I was scared. Charlie has now raised over €3million for the two charities and intends to add more with a parachute jump next month. I'm going to put my arms around her and try and protect her and make sure whatever life she travels in the future she's OK. That's what makes me so sad, that I will be leaving this relationship," he reflects. I felt my arms shaking and twitching. "When I got my job in RTÉ in 1974 I didn't have the academic background. I was 37, Charlie was 57. "I believe in karma. I believe in good karma. "It's an amazing graveyard up in the sand," he proclaims, as they arrive at the site which overlooks the Atlantic ocean. Charlie then reveals: "One day I sent Brid a text.

A feature-length documentary which commenced shooting in the days immediately following Charlie Bird's diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease in late October 2021 ...

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