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.
Garda Tony Golden
Garda Tony Golden
Tue, 13 Oct, 2015 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

These are the qualities ascribed by friends and colleagues to Garda Tony Golden yesterday as they struggled to come to terms with the “darkness” that enveloped Louth — again.

When he and Siobhan Phillips — who was attempting to leave her violent partner — stepped into her home at Number 16, Mullach Alainn, in Omeath, at 6.30pm on Sunday, they didn’t stand a chance.

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