Colin Farrell on marathon fundraiser: 'One of the best weeks of my life'

Between filming in Macau and running the Dublin City Marathon, Colin Farrell found time to launch a foundation inspired by his son. He talks to Esther McCarthy about friendship, acting and his drive to make a difference

Hollywood star Colin Farrell meets friend Emma Fogarty 4km from the finish line of the Irish Life Dublin Marathon last October, completing a mammoth fundraising drive for Debra, the national charity supporting the 300 people living with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) in Ireland. Picture: Alejandra Livschitz/Debra.

During days off from filming his movie Ballad of a Small Player in Macau last year, Colin Farrell was putting the finishing touches to two other projects close to his heart.

One of them — a marathon run with his friend Emma Fogarty — proved to be one of the most joyous weeks of his life.