‘Bionic’ Brenda lifts another award

’I’M like a bionic woman,’ joked actress Brenda Fricker, her arm in a sling, as she arrived at the Kerry Film Festival to accept yet another award.

The 63-year-old Oscar winner, who broke her left shoulder in a fall earlier this year, was presented with the inaugural Maureen O’Hara Award by acclaimed film-maker Jim Sheridan, at a function in Tralee.

“Like every award, it’s an honour, a privilege, a delight and a surprise to get,” said Ms Fricker, adding she was looking forward to getting back to work in films.