Irish football legend Niall Quinn finally fulfilled a decades old promise to his mum when he graduated from DCU earlier this month.
The Perrystown man told his mum Mary he would complete his education in England when he signed for Arsenal at age 16 but didn't initially stick to his word. However Niall's proud mum, who is now 93-years-old, finally got to see her son keep his promise when he received his Masters' of History from the north Dublin college.
The former Man City and Sunderland striker was encouraged to pursue his love of history by his wife Gillian, son Mikey and daughter Aisling, all of whom are DCU graduates. Niall said "force of nature" Aisling was particularly instrumental in giving him the push to return to education.
