Tributes paid to former Ireland underage soccer player killed in Limerick assault

A member of a garda forensic team checking the scene at Parnell St in Limerick where Alan Bourke was found. Mr Bourke later died in University Hospital Limerick. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

Tributes have poured in for a former underage Republic of Ireland soccer player who gardaí said died after being assaulted in Limerick City.

The victim, named locally as Alan Bourke, 48, and originally from St Mary’s Park, Limerick, was found with serious injuries at Parnell St around 10.25pm last night.