Retired garda laid to rest after fall from roof

A RECENTLY retired garda superintendent who died after sustaining injuries in a fall will be laid to rest following his requiem Mass today.

Jerry Lynch, 58, who was based at Tramore Garda Station for many years, died at Cork University Hospital on Saturday, some weeks after he fell from his roof while cleaning the gutters of his home at Ballygunnermore on the outskirts of Waterford city.

Originally from Kilgarvan in Co Kerry, Mr Lynch moved to Waterford after joining An Garda Síochána in 1972, before transferring to the station in Tramore some 20 years ago.