RTE journalist Charlie Bird has opened up about his almost 20-year relationship along with his spouse Claire Mould and the way he was a ‘bag of nerves’ on their marriage ceremony day.
The 74-year-old, who was recognized with Motor Neurone Disease in 2021, appeared on Brendan O’Connor’s RTE radio show the place he spoke candidly about his situation and the way he’s ‘not afraid of dying’.
He additionally performed just a few songs which can be necessary to him in the course of the interview and he selected one an Elvis Presley music that took him again to him and Claire’s marriage ceremony day.
The couple received married in 2016 in a humanist ceremony at Fitzwilliam Place in Dublin, 10 years after they met at a Bruce Springsteen live performance.
Charlie stated: ‘Claire and myself have been collectively for almost 19 years now, 17 of them have been full of affection, pleasure, and journey. The final two and a half years, however, have been very difficult for us, as we’ve been studying to dwell with my terminal sickness, MND.
‘However, seven years in the past, we determined to get married. We had a humanist ceremony in a beautiful venue simply off Leeson Street. My finest man was Joe O’Brien, who additionally labored as a journalist.’
The veteran reporter spoke about how they each ‘burst out laughing’ once they first noticed one another on their marriage ceremony day.
He stated: ‘While I used to be ready for Claire to reach, I’ve to be sincere, I used to be a bag of nerves. Here was the girl I wished to spend the remainder of my life with, and ready for her to reach was nerve-racking. However, when Claire did make her entrance, I could not take my eyes off my stunning bride.
‘As she entered the room, two of her finest associates sang And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind by Elvis [Presley]. It was beautiful. We had purchased the CD Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra just a few years again and had been blown away by its manufacturing. The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind was the one monitor that we each simply liked.
‘So once we noticed one another, we burst out laughing. It was such an exquisite feeling of pleasure. To this present day, after I hear that music, I feel how fortunate I’m to have this glorious lady by my aspect.’
