Credit: Evoke.ie The passing of Garda Colm Horkan has been a tragic reminder of the heroism and bravery of an Garda Síochána as they work daily to make society safer for all, said Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick.
Speaking following a remembrance service outside Henry Street Garda station in Limerick, Bishop Leahy said an unmistakable sense of the selflessness of Gardai permeated the solemn occasion.
Speaking after the ceremony, Bishop Leahy said: “It was a moving experience. I was struck by the obvious thought of dread that must cross every Garda’s mind: ‘such a thing could happen to me in the course of my daily duty’.
“[T]here is an unwritten but real premise imprinted on their job description – be ready to give your life for others. No one has a greater love than that.
“[A]s Gardaí gathered in Limerick today, it made me recognise with renewed admiration and gratitude how these women and men are, just like Colm Horkan, integral in our community.”
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Bishop Leahy praised Garda Horkan as being “a man of community and of sport, a man of and for his people”.
He concluded his statement, saying that he and the community were praying that Garda Horkan “is at peace and that his watch and protection will continue from above”.