Herta Fossett escaped from Czechslovakia in the ’50s and hailing from a line of circus performers, married into one of Ireland’s most famous circus families. She tells Deirdre Reynolds how her husband would have loved to see her awarded the ‘Oscar’ of the circus world.

The first lady of Irish circus has received a lifetime achievement award for giving enjoyment to people young and old.

Fossett’s Circus is set to break even in 2015 after exiting examinership earlier in the year.