Charlie Bird: First candle I will light on Croagh Patrick will be for ‘my soulmate’ Vicky Phelan

Vicky Phelan says she will not be able to join the broadcaster on his climb due to her ill health

Vicky Phelan and Charlie Bird in Limerick.

Broadcaster Charlie Bird says campaigner Vicky Phelan is in his thoughts every day after she announced she would be unable to take part in his fundraising climb of Croagh Patrick due to ill health.

On Monday Ms Phelan, who has terminal cancer, revealed she spent two weeks in hospice care after suffering complications from her radiotherapy treatment and that her condition "has become unpredictable and is impacting more and more on my everyday life."