Charlie Bird

As Washington Correspondent Bird famously tracked down former Anglo-Irish bank executive David Drumm. Bird returned to Ireland prematurely, and took up the role ...

Other presenting duties included a two-part documentary about his first year in America, where Bird spoke of the 'madness; in moving to the country. 'Climb with Charlie' took place on April 2, and saw Charlie climb Croagh Patrick along with friends, family and supporters. [October 2021, Charlie Bird announced that he had developed motor neuron disease](https://extra.ie/2021/10/27/news/irish-news/charlie-bird-motor-neurone-disease) after experience problems with his voice. The Charlie Bird Explores was a series of documentary programmes, presented by the journalist from 2006 to 2008. Internationally, he reported on the Gulf Wars. He was recruited in the 1970s by now former politician Eoghan Harris.