Irish Examiner View: Charlie Bird on top of the world

The extent to which the popular broadcaster's project was embraced by the public was a reaffirmation of our sense of shared community.

Charlie Bird climbs Croagh Patrick to raise funds for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta. Picture: Michael Mc Laughlin

Charlie Bird’s joyful ascent at the head of 10,000 people to the top of Croagh Patrick was a highly visible reminder that the human desire to congregate in great numbers remains undiminished, despite two years of lockdown and obstinate Covid.

More than €2m has been raised for the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association and Pieta.