Tributes have poured in for a former junior Republic of Ireland soccer player who gardai said died after being assaulted in Limerick city.
The victim, named locally as Alan Bourke, 48, originally from St Mary’s Park, Limerick, was found with serious injuries at Parnell Street around 10.25pm on Friday night.
Paramedics tried valiantly to keep the former talented sportsman alive at the scene, however he was pronounced dead a short time later at University Hospital Limerick.
