'It was a privilege to know him' - President Higgins leads tributes to actor Tom Hickey 

Veteran actor Tom Hickey died this evening. File Picture

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to veteran actor Tom Hickey, who died this evening.

One of the leading Irish actors of his generation, Mr Hickey trained with Deirdre O’Connell at the Stanislavski Studio while working as a cameraman at RTÉ.