Colin Farrell pounded the pavement on city streets to complete Dublin Marathon – all for the sake of his friendship with Emma Fogarty, Ireland’s longest-living person with a rare genetic skin disease.

Farrell, 48, was one of 20,000 runners competing but ran as part of ‘Team Emma’, with the actor pushing his wheelchair for the last four kilometers of the race. Each kilometer represented a decade Fogarty lived with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

“Extraordinary, extraordinary,” Farrell described the race RTÉ News.

Fogarty was diagnosed with EB when she was born. More commonly known as “butterfly skin” the condition affects one in 50,000 people, according to Cincinnati Children’s.

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Colin Farrell completed the Dublin Marathon with his girlfriend Emma Fogarty. (Getty Images)

The genetic mutation prevents the skin from forming properly and makes the skin extremely fragile, which causes wounds and infections.

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“The Penguin” star. and Fogarty have been friends for more than 15 years after meeting at a charity event, and as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations, Farrell agreed to run the marathon and push Fogarty in her wheelchair for the last stage of the race.

Colin Farrell and Emma Fogarty struck up a friendship over 15 years ago. (Getty Images)

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“As soon as you turn a corner, there are hundreds, or several thousand people there. The support there was incredible because it gave you a little bit of a bump and actually all the guards were saying go one step too. a little faster than you should be going.”

Farrell insisted the race came down to Fogarty’s power alone.

Farrell met Fogarty at the final 4 kilometer mark. (Getty Images)

“It all started with how you found a way to live with EB and not as a victim of EB,” he said. “As someone who struggles and experiences pain as a result of it, but not as a victim of it.

“Even if you suffer with it, you have a full life that has more pain than any human being should experience.”

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Before Farrell went over to pick up Fogarty, she sent a “massive thank you” to fans on Instagram for all their well wishes.

Farrell and Fogarty raised more than $700,000 for charity at the Dublin Marathon. (Getty Images)

“I’m here waiting for Colin to meet me in the last 4km. He’s moving fast and doing really well,” she said.

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“I’m so excited and extremely emotional. As many of you know, the reason I did this is because I hit the big 4-0 this year and I wanted to mark it in a huge way. But, You – the audience – made it even bigger and more special than ever.”

She added: “Thank you all for your amazing support and donations – in every way. We hope to reach 1 million euros. Please go to Debra.ie to donate”.

Farrell and Fogarty raised more than $700,000 for charity at the Dublin Marathon.