Tóibín’s indelible imprint set in stone

NIALL TÓIBÍN has ‘cemented’ his reputation as one of the leading actors of his generation by adding his hand prints to the plaza outside the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin.

The Cork-born stage and screen star was yesterday invited by the Gaiety to have a clay mould taken of his hands. The imprints will be cast in bronze before being placed in the plaza in front of the theatre as a permanent feature.

Tóibín joins Anna Manahan and the late John B Keane and Maureen Potter as one of only four Irish theatre stars to be afforded the honour, Dublin’s answer to Hollywood’s Grauman Chinese Theatre.