Baby joy for Limerick’s Cian Lynch and partner Dayna who welcome twins

THERE was no paternity leave for Limerick hurler Cian Lynch as he pulled on the green jersey in Croke Park just over a week after becoming a father for the first time.

Partner Dayna Slattery gave birth to twin boys on Saturday, June 29. She shared a black and white picture on Instagram of Cian Lynch carrying two baby carriers in a hospital setting. Cian then reposted the photo on his Instagram account which has almost 50,000 followers.

Cian and Dayna announced that they were expecting twins together back in May in a similar understated, elegant social media post.

READ MORE: Mayoral reception to honour Limerick hurlers

It is understood their babies were born a couple of weeks early. The photo included two blue heart emojis, implying that the babies are boys. “When the two became four,” wrote Dayna.

Many Limerick fans will have green hearts in their eyes as they look forward to the prospect of the new arrivals one day running out on GAA pitches just like their famous dad and granduncle Ciaran Carey.

It was not to be for the former Hurler of the Year Cian and his Limerick team-mates against Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday but it will be a couple of days he will never forget.