'Every parent's nightmare': Family of teen stabbed in Cork thanks public for support

The mother of the 17-year-old boy said that they had experienced "every parent's nightmare".

Gardaí at the scene in Carrigaline.

The family of a teenage boy who was stabbed in Carrigaline, Co Cork over the weekend have thanked the public for their support.

The mother of the 17-year-old boy, who has been released from hospital after treatment, said that they had experienced "every parent's nightmare...But we are overwhelmed by people's well wishes and kindness. It has restored our faith in human compassion."