Former Irish soccer star died of blunt force trauma to head after unprovoked assault, inquest finds

Alan Bourke was capped for the Republic of Ireland junior soccer team in 1996 – the same year he appeared for Mungret Regional in an FAI Junior Cup final

Alan Bourke was walking his bicycle through the Treaty City on April 15, 2022, when he was set upon by a group of people who robbed and assaulted him at Parnell Street. Photo via Facebook

Former Republic of Ireland junior soccer star Alan Bourke, who was fatally assaulted in Limerick City, died of blunt force trauma to his head, his inquest at Limerick Coroner’s Court heard.

Mr Bourke, aged 48, was walking his bicycle through the Treaty City on April 15, 2022, when he was set upon by a group of people who robbed and assaulted him at Parnell Street.