Charlie Bird conferred with freedom of Wicklow

CEO of Wicklow County Council Brian Gleeson and Cathaoirleach Tommy Annesley present Charlie Bird a sculptor at Council Buildings, Wicklow. Picture: Mick Kelly.

Broadcaster Charlie Bird has been conferred with the Freedom of County Wicklow.

The journalist was conferred by Wicklow County Council today in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of broadcasting and journalism and more recently, in his campaigning and raising funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House.