Big fella Neeson honours hero Collins

ACTOR Liam Neeson revealed last night how his Irish hero, Michael Collins, brought him through a near tragic accident.

The Hollywood star said as he lay in a New York hospital bed after a motorbike crash, he asked himself: “What would Mick do?” and, in his best doctor’s acting voice, Neeson declared: “You were told to do one-hour physical therapy - you will do two hours and be thankful for it.”

To a cheering crowd, he said: “Forgive me, I am just an actor, I have to do something.”