PIC: Gardaí and PSNI officers run marathon to honour Tony Golden

Around 140 gardaí and PSNI officers ran the Dublin City Marathon in memory of Garda Tony Golden.

The “gentle giant” officer and father-of-three was shot dead while helping a woman during a domestic row in Omeath, Co Louth, earlier this month.

An Garda Siochána posted a photo on Twitter of the runners assembled at the start.

Dublin City Marathon 140 + Gardai & PSNI at the front.-line. Wearing a black ribbon in remembrance of Garda Golden pic.twitter.com/xiWYyBL3Q7

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) October 26, 2015

The 36-year-old was gunned down as he accompanied Siobhan Phillips, 21, to collect her belongings from a house she shared with dissident republican suspect Adrian Crevan Mackin.

Crevan Mackin, 24, also turned his illegally-held Glock pistol on Ms Phillips, who was hospitalised, before killing himself.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan and PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton attended Garda Golden’s funeral in his home village of Blackrock, Co Louth. Around 4,000 gardaí thronged the streets around the church.

Thousands of participants and spectators have taken to the streets for Dublin’s flagship race meeting, which began at Fitzwilliam Square this morning.

Road closures and traffic restrictions were introduced in the city centre.

Garda Golden was the 88th garda to die in the line of duty.