Inspirational Malala set to accept peace award

The inspirational Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai will this evening accept the Tipperary International Peace Award in a ceremony at the Ballykisteen Hotel.

Malala will join an illustrious line of recipients, including Nelson Mandela, Benazir Bhutto, Bill Clinton, and Bob Geldof. She is receiving the specially commissioned Crystal Dove of Peace for her campaigning work to ensure the right of girls worldwide to education.

Malala, shot in the head by the Taliban last year for her campaign, has made a remarkable recovery, and will be joined in Tipperary by father Ziauddin.