Kidney awarded doctorate by UL

IRELAND’s grand slam rugby coach Declan Kidney was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the University of Limerick yesterday.

His wife, Anne, and son Cian, 15, travelled from the family home in Ballincollig, Co Cork, for the ceremony.

But like father like son, the older of the couple’s two boys, Kevin, 19, didn’t make it due to his dedication to rugby.