Bird says his heart is broken

CHARLIE Bird said "my heart is broken" as he paid tribute to Cervical Check campaigner Vicky Phelan after she passed away yesterday morning.

- KATIE GALLAGHER

Tributes have been flooding in for the mum of two after news broke that she died at Milford Hospice in Limerick after a long battle with cancer.

Former RTE presenter Bird, who became close with Phelan after opening up about his own diagnosis with motor neurone disease last year, was among the heartfelt tributes, saying: "My hero is gone."

In a tribute on Twitter, the former broadcaster wrote: "My heart is broken just hearing about the passing of Vicky Phelan.