Ireland Named in reporting
Alan Bourke
Born 1975, from the ages reported. 42 reports across 1 case, 16 Apr 2022 to 24 Oct 2025
Victim: Alan Bourke, Irish man, 48Alan Bourke
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1975, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Manslaughter
- Where
- Co. Limerick
- Reporting
- 42 reports, 16 Apr 2022 to 24 Oct 2025
- Outlets
- limerickpost.ie, limerickleader.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie, extra.ie, corkbeo.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
A sister of Alan Bourke remembered him as having 'the biggest heart' and being 'the apple of his late mother’s eye'
PhotoFacebookvia irishtimes.com, 27 Nov 2023
The late Alan Bourke
Photocredit not given by the outletvia limerickpost.ie, 23 Apr 2022
Sadly missed: The late Alan Bourke /
PhotoFacebookvia limerickleader.ie, 23 Apr 2022
Alan Bourke
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 22 Apr 2022Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Inquest finds Limerick man died from head injuries in manslaughter case Manslaughter · Co. Limerick
Alan Bourke, 48, an Irish man from St Mary's Park, Limerick, was found with serious injuries at Colbert Station Plaza, Parnell Street, around 10:25pm on Good Friday, 15 April 2022, following a dispute over a bag of cans of alcohol, and later died at University Hospital Limerick. Michael Casey, 41, of Cathedral Place, Limerick, was arrested on 22 April 2022 and charged with manslaughter in August 2022, while Mark Ryan, 38, of Lenihan Avenue, Prospect, Limerick, was charged with robbery. Casey pleaded guilty to manslaughter in November 2023 and was sentenced to seven years in prison with the final year suspended, while Ryan pleaded guilty to robbery in July 2024 and was sentenced to four and a half years with the final six months suspended. An inquest at Limerick Coroner's Court in October 2025 found Bourke died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained in a fall after being struck during the assault.
Sentenced, 27 Nov 2023Victim · 42 reports
Timeline
every report naming Alan Bourke, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 24 Oct2025Soccer star killed for a bag of cans and a bikevictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 23 Oct2025Limerick sports star died after nonsurvivable head injuries following assault - inquest hearsvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 27 Nov2023Man jailed for six years for killing former soccer star over ‘bag of cans’victim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 27 Nov2023Man jailed over death of former soccer player injured during dispute over bag of cansvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 27 Nov2023Limerick man jailed for manslaughter following ‘dispute over cans’victim, Alan Bourke, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 8 Nov2023Former Limerick sports star killed over cans of beervictim, Alan Bourke, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 17 Aug2022Man charged with manslaughter of Limerick sports star Alan Bourkevictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 17 Aug2022Man charged with manslaughter of Limerick sports starvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 17 Aug2022Man charged with manslaughter of Alan Bourkevictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 27 Apr2022Directions awaited following fatal Limerick assaultvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 25 Apr2022Fresh court appearances for pair charged over fatal Limerick assaultvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 24 Apr2022Limerick man charged with assault and robbery of fatal attack victimvictim, Alan Bourke, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 24 Apr2022Man appears in court charged with robbery and assault of Alan Bourkevictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 24 Apr2022BREAKING: Limerick man charged with assault and robbery of Alan Bourkevictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 24 Apr2022Man appears in court charged with assaulting Alan Bourke in Limerickvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 24 Apr2022Man charged with assault in Limerick investigationvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 23 Apr2022#BREAKING: Second man charged in Limerick fatal assault investigationvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 23 Apr2022Limerick man appears in Ennis court charged with robbing Alan Bourkevictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 23 Apr2022#BREAKING: Limerick man charged with robbing fatal assault victimvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 23 Apr2022#BREAKING: Man charged in relation to Limerick fatal assaultvictim, Alan Bourke, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 23 Apr2022BREAKING: Man charged in relation to fatal assault of Limerick man Alan Bourkevictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 23 Apr2022Man, 30s, charged in connection with fatal assault of Alan Bourke in Limerickvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 22 Apr2022Two men, 30s, arrested in connection with fatal assault of Alan Bourkevictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 22 Apr2022Two men arrested after fatal assault of man in Limerick last week - Extra.ievictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 22 Apr2022Two men arrested in relation to fatal assault in Limerick cityvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 22 Apr2022Two men arrested after fatal assault on Alan Bourkevictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 22 Apr2022#BREAKING: Two arrested in relation to fatal assaultvictim, Alan Bourke, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 22 Apr2022Two arrested over Limerick fatal assaultvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 22 Apr2022Two arrested in connection with death of former soccer player in Limerickvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 22 Apr2022Garda inquiries continue as Limerick fatal assault victim buriedvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, Irish, irishAlan Bourke
- 20 Apr2022Limerick fatal assault victim to be buried on Fridayvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 20 Apr2022Funeral arrangements announced for Limerick man killed in assaultvictim, Alan Bourke, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 17 Apr2022Gardaí continue probe into Limerick assault death as post mortem completedvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 17 Apr2022Gardaí withholding post mortem results on assault victimvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 17 Apr2022Limerick man killed in assault had a 'heart of gold'victim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 17 Apr2022Garda appeal for witnesses as former soccer player killed in Limerickvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 17 Apr2022Limerick assault victim named as gardaí probe CCTVvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 16 Apr2022Gardai appeal for witnesses following fatal assault in Limerickvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 16 Apr2022'He was a real class act' - Victim of fatal Limerick assault named as former underage Irish international - Extra.ievictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 16 Apr2022Tributes paid to former soccer star after his death following an assault in Limerick Cityvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 16 Apr2022Former Limerick soccer star died after city assaultvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
- 16 Apr2022Former junior international soccer player dies following Limerick assaultvictim, Alan Bourke, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Bourke
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