‘I don’t think I will see another Christmas, I hope I’m wrong’: Charlie Bird opens up about his MND

Charlie Bird: 'I’ve great friends, I’ve a great family and a beautiful wife, five grandkids, two beautiful daughters - everybody in this country who has contacted me has kept me going.' Picture: The Late Late Show/RTÉ

Broadcast veteran Charlie Bird has opened up about his battle with motor neurone disease (MND) in an emotional interview, admitting he feels he will not live to see another Christmas.

“I don’t know when this whole thing is going to cave in on me but I’ll be honest, if I was a betting person, I don’t think I’ll see another Christmas. I hope I am proven wrong, but that’s my feeling,” the former RTÉ journalist told Ryan Tubridy on  The Late Late Show.