GAA community in shock as father of Limerick senior hurler stabbed at his home

Niall Byrnes, father of Limerick senior hurler Diarmaid Byrnes, was rushed to hospital from his home, where his condition is understood to be stable

Diarmaid Byrnes playing for Limerick. His father, Niall, was taken to hospital following a stabbing in Patrickswell. File picture: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

The GAA community and village of Patrickswell in Co Limerick were in shock after the father of Limerick senior hurler Diarmaid Byrnes was stabbed several times at his home.

Niall Byrnes, who is in his 60s, was rushed by ambulance from his home in Lisheen Park, Patrickswell, to University Hospital Limerick following the attack.