old solid wall with crumbly mortar: to render or not to render

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One side of my bathroom wall is an external solid wall. The bricks are dry as a bone and the mortar is crumbly. I am planning to dot and dab tile backers + mechanical fix before tiling over. Would you advise to render the wall to strengthen it first or just dot and dab over the said brick wall? Thanks
 
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If you insist on dot and dabbing it, you must it first with a pargetting coat to stop drafts from cracks in the mortar. Thin mortar/bonding plaster etc....
Frank
 

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