Prisoner planning to go on the run ... for charity

A PRISONER wants to get out of Limerick jail and do a runner.

And yesterday he told the prison authorities about his plan.

Patrick Scanlon, who got seven years at Limerick Circuit Court in December 2000 for possession of €2 million worth of cannabis, is seeking a day release to run from Ballybunion to Limerick and back into prison and raise money for four charities.