THE great love Garda Brian Kelleher had for his wife and three little boys was recalled at his funeral yesterday.

THOUSANDS of sympathisers filed in silent tribute through two county Limerick towns into late last night to embrace the grieving families of Garda Brian Kelleher and firefighter Mike Liston.

THE garda killed in Sunday’s double road tragedy in Limerick risked his life in a high-speed chase during which a rock was smashed through his patrol car windscreen, it emerged yesterday.

GARDA Brian Kelleher was proud of two things: his family and his uniform, colleagues said yesterday.