Charlie Bird thanks kind strangers who helped him during ‘awful crying moment’ 

The former RTÉ news correspondent said he was experiencing one of his “awful crying moments” which come with motor neurone disease

The former journalist and RTÉ broadcaster has been updating his Twitter followers since he shared his diagnosis. Picture: Maxwells Dublin

Charlie Bird has thanked two kind strangers who came to his aid while he was experiencing an ‘awful crying moment’ in a supermarket this week as he continues his journey with motor neurone disease.

The former journalist and RTÉ broadcaster has been updating his Twitter followers since he shared his diagnosis last year.