Leading Irish journalist and campaigner Charlie Bird dies
Charlie Bird, one of Ireland's most respected journalists, passed away on Monday after a long battle with motor neurone disease. During his 40-year career at national broadcaster RTÉ, Bird covered pivotal stories in Ireland and abroad including the 9/11 terror attacks and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Bird, who joined RTÉ in 1972, was at the fore of the service's coverage of the Northern Ireland peace process when he was selected by the Irish paramilitary group, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, as its sole media contact. In a tribute, the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, descri...