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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CourtsEducationschoolPlace: IrelandPlace: SudanPlace: SomaliaPlace: LimerickPlace: GermanyPlace: Limerick Race CoursePlace: Limerick CityPlace: Sexton StreetPerson: MohammedPerson: ThabirPerson: JP McManusPerson: Pat HartiganPerson: Richard BrutonPerson: Finance MinisterPerson: Michael NoonanPerson: Patrick O’DonovanPerson: Willie O’DeaPerson: Jan O’SullivanPerson: MayorPerson: Kieran O’HanlonPerson: Mícheál Ó MuircheartaighPerson: Trevor DalyPerson: Shane HartiganPerson: Jordan MaddenPerson: Keith QuinnPerson: Zakariye AliPerson: Junior Obinne EcheruwePerson: Daniel O’RiordanEvent: CBS ScholarshipsEvent: 1973 Limerick All-Ireland hurlingOrganisation: BMWOrganisation: Limerick Institute of TechnologyOrganisation: CBS
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