Dr Paul O'Connell gets scroll 15 years after leaving university

More than 15 years after he left University of Limerick, rugby hero Paul O'Connell has finally received a scroll from his university.

O'Connell began studying computer engineering at the university in 1998. However, didn't finish the course after a professional rugby career came knocking.

"It is a big regret that I didn't get to finish my degree," he said.

"I spoke to the university a couple of times about the possibility of coming back and I have cooled on it as well but I have 18 months of rugby left and then some time for a break, so who knows, I could end up as a student here again."

The Limerick man said that yesterday was a proud day for his family.