Hurling legend left with catastrophic injuries

A former Limerick hurling legend yesterday told how his life changed irreparably, due to catastrophic injuries, when he was mowed down by a burglar during a high-speed chase with gardaí.

Eric Ryan, aged 79, and two friends had gone to Parteen village on September 25 last year for a game of pitch and putt, when an out-of-control car driven by Michael Sheehan ploughed into them.

Three days beforehand, despite gardaí objections, Sheehan had been granted bail for burglary and stealing a car.