Charlie Bird Met Wife Claire At A Concert

Charlie Bird has been residing in concord with Claire Mould for almost 20 years, with the veteran RTÉ reporter gushing many instances prior to now about his great relationship along with his spouse.

There is little doubt that Charlie and Claire have discovered the key to a long-lasting love however how precisely did they first meet?

The loved-up pair’s romance bought off to a really thrilling begin with the couple first laying eyes on one another at a Bruce Springsteen live performance in 2006.

Charlie beforehand revealed that the spark between him and Claire was instantaneous with the couple rapidly realising simply how a lot that they had in frequent regardless of their 20-year age hole.

Sharing most of the identical pursuits reminiscent of a love of hillwalking and different out of doors pursuits, they have been a match made in heaven.

‘She’s a lot enjoyable. She’s nice craic,’ Charlie gushed to Ryan Tubridy when he appeared on The Late Late Show in 2016.

Wedding day nerves

After a decade of being loved-up, Charlie and Claire determined to take their romance to the following stage and tied the knot in a romantic courtyard ceremony at Fitzwilliam Place in Dublin.

Charlie shared about how he was a ‘bag of nerves’ on his marriage ceremony day however how they each ‘burst out laughing’ after they first noticed one another on the ceremony.

After their 2016 nuptials, the couple have been joined by household and associates to take some gorgeous photographs alongside the Grand Canal.

Around 75 company attended the intimate marriage ceremony, and retired RTÉ journalist Joe O’ Brien was Charlie’s finest man, The Independent reported.

Shortly after the marriage, the beaming newlyweds have been snapped having fun with married life as they took in a pictures exhibit in Dublin.

Life collectively

In 2017, Charlie revealed to The Independent that he and his spouse are ‘completely so blissful’ and regardless of being collectively for over ten years they by no means as soon as ‘had a raised phrase.’

Although Charlie was by no means a fan of dogs earlier than assembly his spouse, the couple are proud house owners of their beloved canine Tiger. After adopting the pooch, Charlie’s coronary heart was immediately received over.

The lovebirds additionally maintain in shut contact with Charlie’s two daughters Orla and Nessa, who he shares along with his ex-wife Mary O’Connor

MND prognosis

Devastatingly, Charlie was recognized with Motor neurone illness (MND) in 2021 and the couple have been left heartbroken by the information.

The journalist went public with the prognosis in October 2021 after experiencing bother along with his speech. In December he informed the RTÉ Guide: ‘On the darkish days, and there are darkish days, I cry and I want I didn’t.’

As he struggles with the sickness, Charlie revealed that Claire and Tiger have been an important consolation to him. Speaking of Tiger, he mentioned: ‘He is aware of when I’m distressed. It’s unimaginable the love of that creature.’

The 74-year-old mentioned he worries about leaving his beloved spouse behind after his demise, alongside along with his two daughters he shared along with his first spouse.

When he was first recognized, Charlie and Claire saved lively by walking as much as ten miles a day close to his home in Ashford, Co Wicklow. However, as his well being declined he has since turn out to be wheelchair-bound.

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Facing demise

Charlie appeared on Brendan O’Connor’s RTE radio present in March 2024 and spoke very candidly about going through his demise .

He mentioned: ‘I’ve a terminal sickness and I do know my demise is simply across the nook. I’m not afraid of dying. I’ve had an important life. As RTE’s chief information correspondent, I started working on the largest tales each at home and overseas. I really feel very privileged that my profession in journalism took me to all these locations.

‘I even have a beautiful household who’ve been by my facet since my prognosis, who assist me after I want assist. I’ve come to phrases with my sickness however it’s terminal and there’s nothing that I can do to alter that. So, no, I’m not afraid of dying.’

Charlie has already determined that when the time comes, he needs to be buried on his beloved Inis Oírr, probably the most easterly of the three Aran Islands off the Galway coast and Claire too hopes to be buried beside him there sometime.