End of the line for third-level’s pot of gold

Chuck Feeney, the grandson of an immigrant from Fermanagh, is not a household name.

He prefers anonymity over wealth. But he is Ireland’s greatest single benefactor, though his fund comes to an end in 2020, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

HE IS Ireland’s greatest single benefactor, a US-born ex-GI who opted for anonymity over fame and prefers to use public transport.