Jonny Cooper counts blessings after knife nightmare

Not many people would claim to feel lucky after being stabbed multiple times and yet Dublin’s Jonny Cooper has no doubt he was fortunate not to have suffered a worse fate when he was attacked in a late-night incident just over a year ago.

The Na Fianna footballer was set upon at approximately 5.30am on the morning of September 20 last year on Upper Dorset Street in Dublin and was subsequently taken to the nearby Mater Hospital where he received stitches before being discharged.

“I’m sure people go through a lot more torturous things, illnesses and whatever, and I am incredibly lucky to have a lot of opportunities playing with Dublin, playing at Croke Park, representing my club and my family.