A proper Charlie or a fine reporter?

Love him or hate him, Charlie Bird will be missed on our TV screens. But is that really because of his news skills, asks Padraic Killeen

FAMILIARITY can breed contempt or indifference. Both sentiments have been the response to Charlie Bird’s retirement from RTÉ.

There have been generous tributes to Charlie, too, but there have also been many snide remarks. That’s unsurprising.