Marty Horkan was speaking at the new facility at Charlestown Sarsfields GAA Club dedicated to his son, who was murdered in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, in 2020 

Garda Horkan, originally from Charlestown in Co. Mayo, was shot dead in the town of Castlerea shortly before midnight on Wednesday, June 17. The weeks following his death have been "very tough" for his family, according to his brother Dermot.

The night shift at Castlerea Garda Station began like so many others on Wednesday, June 17. For Detective Garda Colm Horkan there was nothing particularly unusual about the night. A few short hours later he was dead