Students find couple who saved them from Thai jail

A couple who saved a trio of UCC students from being jailed in Thailand has been found following an online appeal.

Students find couple who saved them from Thai jail

Kerry natives John O’Brien and Julianne Ni Laoire, who also went to UCC, said they were in Thailand’s Surat Thani airport waiting for a flight to Bangkok when they saw three young Irish women running around in great distress.

“We heard one of the girls shouting ‘Maeve’ so we knew they were Irish. They looked really, really upset and we were wondering what was wrong,” said Julianne.

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