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A FORMER inter-county hurler told Limerick Circuit Court how his life changed irreparably, due to catastrophic injuries received when a burglar trying to evade gardaí during a high-speed chase in Parteen ploughed into him. Limerick Circuit Court heard that the injuries sustained by 79-year-old Eric Ryan in the incident in Parteen village last September resulted in him having a leg amputated above the knee. Before the court was Michael Sheehan, 26, of 44 Cliona Park, Moyross, Limerick, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious injury to Mr Ryan and to two counts of burglary. Detective Garda Ronan O’Reilly said Mr Ryan, from Corbally in Limerick, and two friends had gone to nearby Browne’s bar for a drink, after playing a game of pitch and putt. Returning to a car park, they heard a garda car siren. The next thing a car, driven by Sheehan, crashed into the men, resulting in Mr Ryan suffering injuries that also included a fracture …
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