I have got to know the crucial work of many groups of charities”. Walks and climbs took place across Ireland and resulted in over €3.6 million being raised for the charities.Īt an event to mark the anniversary of the charity event last month, Bird said the diagnosis of a terminal illness had been “very traumatic for me and my family” but he pointed to “an incredible silver lining as well. Last April he climbed Croagh Patrick to raise money for Pieta House and the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA).
“This is mad, but I go to sleep nearly every night playing this song, along with ‘The Parting Glass’,” he said.īird was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2021. I want ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ to be played at my funeral,’ he tweeted.
“I would love to meet Bruce Springsteen when he is here. In an earlier tweet, Mr Bird had said meeting the Boss was the “one thing” in his bucket list he had yet to tick off.
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