Gaelic footballer who suffered three heart attacks takes up 5km charity challenge

Ciaran Byrne with his girlfriend, Nicola Sheil (PA)

A 30-year-old man who suffered three heart attacks and feared he would not survive to become a father is about to take up a 5km challenge.

Gaelic footballer and jiu-jitsu fighter Ciaran Byrne was stunned when he had to have two stents inserted into his heart and was told he needed urgent cardiac care.