Teacher revs up for bike run to Ghana

A LIMERICK school teacher is preparing for a 4,500-mile (about 7,250 kilometres) motorbike journey to Africa to help boost education facilities at three schools in Ghana.

Damien Ryan, who teaches at Sexton Street CBS, plans to buy books and school uniforms from money raised by the charity he has set up, Oideachas San Afraic — Education in Africa.

Damien, 25, said: “I have travelled extensively in Africa during my summer holidays. Last summer I was in Malawi and discovered in one school they did not teach maths or science.