'Hero' Irish bus driver says he did not tell his family about employment tribunal

In an interview with this week, Mr Hehir said that he would like an apology from Metroline as well as compensation for lost earnings, but did not want his job back

Mark Hehir has revealed he had not told his mother about the incident in which he chased a thief and was later sacked (James Manning/PA)

A London bus driver who was sacked after he chased down a thief to return a passenger’s stolen necklace has said he did not tell his family back in Ireland about the case.

Mark Hehir, 62, who is originally from Limerick but now lives in north-west London, was fired by Metroline after the incident.