Mel Gibson to pick up award in Dublin

CONTROVERSIAL film actor and director, Mel Gibson, will be returning to his Irish roots next week when he flies into Dublin to accept an award at the Irish Film and Television Awards.

Gibson, who has been widely criticised for anti-semitic and homophobic remarks, will receive the inaugural Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Award at next Sunday’s event in the Gaiety Theatre.

Gibson, 51, has starred in more than 48 film and TV productions, including Braveheart, which he shot in Ireland in 1994.