Colin Farrell is urging people to show their support for Laois woman Emma Fogarty who is undertaking an enormous challenge to raise money for DEBRA Ireland this June.
Speaking on the Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1, the Hollywood actor asked people to get behind Emma who is undertaking a 36km challenge in honour of her 36th birthday – all in aid of the charity.
Emma is one of just 300 people in Ireland who has the incredibly painful skin condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB), commonly known as ‘butterfly skin’ so she knows firsthand the incredible work DEBRA Ireland do in supporting people with EB.
The condition causes the layers of the skin and internal linings to blister and wound at even the slightest touch leading to severe pain; wounds