Funeral arrangements of Oscar-winner Fricker announced

Details of the funeral of Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker have been announced by her family.

The funeral service will take place in St Catherine's Church on Meath Street in Dublin on Thursday at 11am. It will then be followed by a private burial.

Fricker, 81, was best known for her roles in My Left Foot and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York and died on 16 July "peacefully, in the wonderful care of the staff in Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross", her family said.

They added her death is "deeply regretted" and she is "lovingly remembered by her niece Billie, nephew Chimo, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, her best friend Liz, neighbours and a wide circle of friends around the world and in Ireland".

Dublin-born Fricker had a career spanning more than six decades across stage and screen, becoming one of Ireland's most celebrated actors.

She made history in 1990 when she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, taking home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Christy Brown’s mother in My Left Foot alongside Daniel Day-Lewis.

Her emotional acceptance speech, in which she dedicated the award to "all the people of Ireland", remains one of the defining moments in Irish film history.

Earlier this year, Dublin City Council announced that Fricker would be awarded the Freedom of Dublin in recognition of her exceptional contribution to Irish arts and culture.

Before turning to acting, Fricker worked as an assistant in the art department at The Irish Times.

She went on to make her screen debut in the 1960s before becoming a familiar face on Irish television in RTÉ soap Tolka Row.

Fricker went on to become a familiar face to international audiences through roles in films including The Field, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, in which she played the kindly Pigeon Lady opposite Macaulay Culkin, A Time to Kill and Veronica Guerin.