‘Love/Hate’ actor starstruck by fellow Ifta nominees

He may have terrorised audiences in his role as gang leader Nidge in Love/Hate, but actor Tom Vaughan Lawlor has admitted to being starstruck by his fellow Ifta nominees.

Reacting to his nod for best actor in the television category, the Trinity graduate said it was “a great honour” to be up for a gong alongside Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney, who he described as “boyhood heroes of mine”.