Actor Gabriel Byrne is to receive a lifetime achievement award at this years Irish Film and Television Awards.
It will be presented to him by President Michael D. Higgins at the ceremony on February 15th.
Over a 40 year career Byrne has starred in more than 75 films including The Man In the Iron Mask, and The Usual Suspects, and he won a Golden Globe for his performance in TV series In Treatment.
Gabriel Byrne said he is deeply honoured to be receiving the award and it means a lot to him to get it in his home town of Dublin.