Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker dies aged 81

Brenda Fricker, the Irish actress best known for her Oscar-winning role in My Left Foot and as the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2, has died at the age of 81. She was the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, taking Best Supporting Actress for My Left Foot in 1989. Fricker was a celebrated figure in Irish and British cinema for decades.