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.

The former secretary general of the Department of Finance, John Moran, has admitted to an omission in his impressive CV.

Gerry Fitzpatrick has been one of Ireland’s leading, if unsung, sports operators for over four decades. From hoops to hurling, from training Henry and Mullane to watching Shaq in the flesh, he’s seen a lot, if not it all. Now, he’s playing his part in the Wexford hurling revival.

The High Court has struck out an action for damages by a former altar boy who claims he was sexually abused by a member of a religious order over 40 years ago.

A FORMER prison officer has lost a claim that he was unfairly fired from his job after abandoning his post while minding a prisoner in hospital and having illegal drugs found at his home a few hours later by gardaí.

THE 30-year-old mother-of-one who died in a fire in Limerick on Sunday has been described as a great Irish dancer who had worked as a part-time model.

JP MCMANUS donated more than €10.5 million last year to 143 charities, new figures show.

AS the funeral of Ciarán MacMathuna was taking place in Dublin yesterday, the legendary broadcaster was remembered in the heartlands of traditional music where he harvested Irish music and song over nearly 50 years.

GARDAÍ in Limerick may have their own golf course if talks with a long established club succeed.

THE JP McManus Scholarship Awards went international last night with two of the eight recipients having been born in Poland and Togo.

STUDENTS at a Limerick boys’ secondary school yesterday received bursaries to encourage them to pursue studies in the sciences.

THE oldest and youngest residents on one of Waterford’s proudest streets gave the county’s hurlers the thumbs up yesterday, ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final clash with Limerick at Croke Park.

RINGING in the New Year with a couple of ugly sisters and a mean old stepmother might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but when you throw a fairy godmother into the mix, it is a dream come true for one woman.

A man accused of stabbing a father of four during a 21st birthday party held at a garda club walked free today after the case against him collapsed at Limerick Circuit Court.

JP McMANUS will tonight open his generous cheque book and unfold another major contribution to Limerick GAA.

JP McMANUS, the man who never liked school, yesterday received a doctorate from the University of Limerick.