Colin Farrell completes Dublin marathon while pushing friend in a wheelchair, raises over $700,000 for charity

Colin Farrell pounded the pavement done metropolis streets to implicit the Dublin marathon – each for the involvement of his relationship with Emma Fogarty, the longest-surviving idiosyncratic successful Ireland with a uncommon familial tegument disorder.

Farrell, 48, was 1 of 20,000 runners to compete, but ran arsenic portion of the "Team Emma" squad, with the histrion pushing her wheelchair for the past 4 kilometers of the race. Each kilometer represented 1 decennary Fogarty has lived with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

"Extraordinary, extraordinary," Farrell described the contention to RTÉ News.

Fogarty was diagnosed with EB erstwhile she was born. More commonly known arsenic "butterfly skin," the information affects 1 successful 50,000 people, according to Cincinnati Children's. 

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Colin Farrell completed the Dublin marathon with his friend, Emma Fogarty. (Getty Images)

The familial mutation prevents tegument from decently forming, and makes tegument highly fragile, which causes wounds and infections.

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"The Penguin" star and Fogarty person been friends for much than 15 years aft gathering astatine a foundation event, and arsenic portion of her 40th day celebration, Farrell agreed to tally the marathon and propulsion Fogarty successful her wheelchair for the past limb of the race.

Colin Farrell and Emma Fogarty formed a relationship implicit 15 years ago. (Getty Images)

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"As soon arsenic you crook a corner, there's hundreds, oregon a mates of 1000 radical there. The enactment retired determination was unthinkable due to the fact that it gave you a small bump, and you would actually, each the guards were saying arsenic well, you spell a small spot faster than you should beryllium going."

Farrell insisted the contention lone came to beryllium due to the fact that of Fogarty's strength.

Farrell met Fogarty astatine the past 4 kilometer marker. (Getty Images)

"It each started with however you recovered a mode to unrecorded with EB and unrecorded not arsenic a unfortunate of EB," helium said. "As idiosyncratic who struggles and experiences symptom arsenic a effect of it, but not arsenic a unfortunate of it. 

"Even though you endure with it, you person a afloat beingness that has much symptom than should beryllium experienced by immoderate 1 quality being."

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Before Farrell swooped by to prime up Fogarty, she sent a "massive convey you" to fans connected Instagram for each of their well-wishes.

Farrell and Fogarty raised much than $700,000 for foundation astatine the Dublin marathon. (Getty Images)

"I'm present waiting for Colin to conscionable maine astatine the past 4km. He's moving accelerated and doing truly well," she said.

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"I’m truthful excited and highly emotional. As galore of you know, the crushed I’ve done this is due to the fact that I’ve deed the large 4-0 this year, and I wanted to people it successful a immense way. But, it’s you - the nationalist - that’s made it adjacent bigger and much peculiar than ever."

She added: "Thank you each for your astonishing enactment and donations – successful each way. We’re hoping to scope €1 million. Please spell to Debra.ie to donate."

Farrell and Fogarty raised much than $700,000 for foundation astatine the Dublin marathon.