‘Many of you will know what it’s like to feel excluded and stereotyped’

ACTOR and traveller Michael Collins has received a lifetime achievement honour at the Traveller Pride Awards.

President Michael D Higgins, who presented the TV star and playwright with his award, paid tribute to Mr Collins for his 20 years of work in supporting Travellers’ rights.

“Many of you here today will, regrettably, know what it is like to feel excluded, and others will know how it feels to be unfairly stereotyped due to ignorance, prejudice or misinformation,” said Mr Higgins.