'Terribly sad and so sudden': Limerick hurling hero Paul Carey dies in Dubai collision

Family, friends, and neighbours, were rallying around Ms Carey and the couple’s young son Fionn, at their home in Patrickswell

Paul Carey in action for Limerick in 2002. File picture: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE 

There is shock in the hurling heartland of Patrickswell this Saturday as it emerged local father and hurling hero Paul Carey was killed in a road traffic collision in Dubai yesterday.

Mr Carey, a brother of retired Limerick hurling legend Ciaran Carey, and an uncle to current Limerick hurling star Cian Lynch, would have celebrated his 42nd birthday in two weeks time.