Ian Fitzhenry can thank an alert taximan and a garda patrol crew. Ian, a student at Sexton Street CBS, almost didn’t sit English Paper 1, on the first day of the Leaving Cert, in June, because he misread the bus timetable.

Police investigating the death of Irish student Karen Buckley are keen to trace a potential witness seen on CCTV, Michael Clifford looks at the commission of inquiry into IBRC, a 17-year-old student received a garda escort to a Leaving Cert exam and Liverpool have secured the first major signing of the summer. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Limerick Leaving Cert student Ian Fitzhenry had a lucky escape yesterday after a garda escort allowed him to make to the exam hall with just three minutes to spare.

A Limerick student had a dramatic start to his Leaving Cert exams yesterday after he missed his morning bus into the city.