Student rolls into the black

An 18-year-old Mullingar student couldn"t believe his luck last week when the bank manager rang him to say that he had won €5,000 towards his rent for the year.Adrian Gilmore from Ballinderry had forgotten about the prize draw he had been entered into when he took a student loan from the National Irish Bank in Mullingar.The lucky student, who is on the first year of a civil engineering course at NUI Galway said that he was shocked when the bank manager rang him to say that he had won.'Mr Scally just phoned me and said that they would be transferring €5,000 into my account,' said Adrian who is preparing for his first year exams.'I couldn"t believe it but I haven"t actually touched it yet, I"m being very sensible and saving it for my rent next year.'