Charlie Bird receives global award for 'Climb with Charlie' campaign 

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (centre) presenting Charlie Bird (right), Paul Allen (left) and dog Tiger with the award.

Charlie Bird's 'Climb with Charlie' campaign has received a prestigious world award, with the former RTÉ broadcaster collecting it in person from the Taoiseach.

The campaign, which saw Mr Bird and hundreds of others climb Croagh Patrick while thousands of people took part in other national events, raised more than €3.6m for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta.