The bridge is where, a young boy, he would throw sticks into the river below, with other lads from the town his age.

Ballaghaderreen stood in silent tribute this afternoon as the remains of the late Garda Colm Horkan were brought through the town on route to Charlestown.

Detective Garda Colm Horkan was a music-loving sports fan who had a wide circle of friends in Mayo where he lived and Roscommon where he worked.

Several people have told the district courts in Kerry they cannot come up with the hundreds of euro pledged to the court poor box in lieu of conviction.