Charlie Bird praises ‘incredible’ Vicky Phelan and says she was his ‘Samaritan’

Veteran broadcaster Charlie Bird said cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan was his Samaritan – as he described her as an “incredible human being” (PA)

Veteran broadcaster Charlie Bird said cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan was his Samaritan – as he described her as an “incredible human being”.

Ms Phelan, who died on Monday, eight years after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, struck up a friendship with Bird after his motor neurone disease diagnosis.