Mark Hehir was sacked after punching a thief who had stolen a necklace from a female passenger.

Mark Hehir, 62, originally from Limerick, was fired by Metroline after he chased down a thief who had stolen the jewellery ...

A passenger who had their necklace stolen on a London bus has said the Irish bus driver who retrieved it "didn't deserve" to be sacked.

An employment tribunal has sided with the employer of a London bus driver who proclaimed himself a ‘hero’ after punching a ...

A petition has gathered more than 120,000 signatures following the sacking of a bus driver. Mark Hehir, 62, was dismissed ...

Public and political support mounts for Irish bus driver Mark Hehir after tribunal upheld his dismissal over theft ...

A London bus driver was sacked after he chased and knocked out a thief who stole a passenger's necklace.

Mark Hehir chased a man who stole a passenger's necklace and knocked him out after being punched - but Metroline sacked him for gross misconduct and a tribunal upheld the decision ...

The driver restrained the thief for 30 minutes until police arrived, and was fired for gross misconduct ...

A 'hero' London bus driver who 'instinctively' caught and restrained a thief who stole from one of his passengers has been ...