Scholarship student dreams of owning a BMW M5

Five years ago, Mohammed Thabir arrived in Ireland with his parents and four sisters, via Sudan, having fled war-torn Somalia.

Scholarship student dreams of owning a BMW M5
Fri, 23 Dec, 2016 - 00:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

He did not have a word of English.

Last night, however, he was applauded at an awards ceremony in Limerick where he was one of eight students named winners of the JP McManus Sexton Street CBS Scholarships.

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