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Colm Horkan funeral: A thin blue line, bowed by grief but unbroken, links the nation

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Colm Horkan funeral: A thin blue line, bowed by grief but unbroken, links the nation

Gardaí around country turn out in force to lead somber tribute to colleague killed in line of duty

Detective Garda Colm Horkan

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Sportsman, guard, music lover: Who was Detective Garda Colm Horkan?

Family of murdered garda Tony Golden face further stress as they await expert reports, court hears

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Family of murdered garda Tony Golden face further stress as they await expert reports, court hears

Inquest into Mackin death scheduled for May; Gsoc ‘has issues’ with Golden report

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Inquest into Mackin death scheduled for May; Gsoc ‘has issues’ with Golden report

Gsoc denied access to confidential file

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Gsoc denied access to confidential file

Dark days ahead for communities, the gardaí, and now the fourth estate

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Dark days ahead for communities, the gardaí, and now the fourth estate

Your Monday evening catch-up

Your Monday evening catch-up

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

‘Reverse domestic violence funds cuts’

‘Reverse domestic violence funds cuts’

One in five Irish women are victims of domestic violence and 209 have been murdered in those circumstances since 1996, according to Women’s Aid, the national agency supporting women and children affected by domestic violence.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2015

Extra gardaí deployed to Dundalk after killing of Garda Golden

Extra gardaí deployed to Dundalk after killing of Garda Golden

An extra 25 gardaí have been deployed to Dundalk following last week’s killing of Garda Tony Golden.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2015

Garda killer Crevan Mackin cremated

Garda killer Crevan Mackin cremated

The killer of Garda Tony Golden was cremated in a simple ceremony in Belfast yesterday, a day after Garda Golden was laid to rest.

Sun, 18 Oct, 2015

VIDEO: Drone footage of Garda Tony Golden's funeral shows massive Guard of Honour

VIDEO: Drone footage of Garda Tony Golden's funeral shows massive Guard of Honour

President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Enda Kenny joined thousands of mourners and gardaí in Blackrock, Co Louth for the State funeral of Garda Tony Golden yesterday afternoon. Video by Niall Carroll Photography company

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015

Garda Tony Golden: Husband, father, son, hero

Garda Tony Golden: Husband, father, son, hero

The house where Garda Tony Golden lived is an ordinary house, modest, red-bricked, semi-detached with starlings chattering on the roof and a small patch of lawn to the front.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015

Tony Golden was a ‘much-loved role model in community’

Tony Golden was a ‘much-loved role model in community’

Anthony Golden’s brother Patrick choked back tears during the funeral Mass as he recalled the pair as children growing up.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015

Garda Golden’s funeral: A powerful expression of solidarity

Garda Golden’s funeral: A powerful expression of solidarity

THAT thousands of people, including more than 2,000 gardaí in uniform, as well as President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Enda Kenny, attended the funeral of murdered Garda Tony Golden in Blackrock, Co Louth, yesterday afternoon should not surprise anyone.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015

Village prepares to bury Garda Tony Golden

Village prepares to bury Garda Tony Golden

The home village of murdered Garda Tony Golden will come to a sorrowful standstill today as thousands of mourners gather to say their farewells.

Thu, 15 Oct, 2015

Call for more staff at service for Garda Tony Golden

Call for more staff at service for Garda Tony Golden

A priest called for increased Garda resources at a special prayer service yesterday at Dundalk station in memory of murdered Garda Tony Golden.

Wed, 14 Oct, 2015

Death of Tony Golden is ‘like losing one of the family’

Death of Tony Golden is ‘like losing one of the family’

A gentle giant and a proud family man. Diligent, unassuming, and utterly selfless. A credit to An Garda Síochána.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015

Slain Tony Golden was popular, diligent, outgoing

Slain Tony Golden was popular, diligent, outgoing

A family man, a son of Co Mayo, adopted by Co Louth — Garda Tony Golden was, according to those who knew him, a popular man with a heightened sense of civic duty.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015

Murdered man Tony Golden’s ‘great sacrifice will not be forgotten’

Murdered man Tony Golden’s ‘great sacrifice will not be forgotten’

President Michael D Higgins has spoken of his shock at the murder of Garda Tony Golden and said the country felt similarly dismayed.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015

Garda Tony Golden worked with domestic violence victims

Garda Tony Golden worked with domestic violence victims

Groups supporting domestic violence victims have praised Garda Tony Golden and said his death and the life-threatening injuries sustained by the gunman’s partner highlighted the crucial role of gardaí.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015

‘Cowardly’ killer may have been known to garda

‘Cowardly’ killer may have been known to garda

Tributes for murdered Garda Tony Golden have flooded in as one former assistant Garda commissioner said his “cowardly” killer may well have been known to him.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015

A garda murdered: Let’s end this legacy of evil and delusion

A garda murdered: Let’s end this legacy of evil and delusion

THE murder of Garda Tony Golden in Co Louth on Sunday night is in the first instance a tragedy and an outrage. In the second it is an attack on the integrity of this State, our democracy and the repeated and determined rejection of violence expressed by the vast majority of people on this island.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015