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

Detective Garda Colm Horkan was a music-loving sports fan who had a wide circle of friends in Mayo where he lived and Roscommon where he worked.
Sportsman, guard, music lover: Who was Detective Garda Colm Horkan?
Detective Garda Colm Horkan
Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 19:20
Neil Michael

Detective Garda Colm Horkan was a music-loving sports fan who had a wide circle of friends in Mayo where he lived and Roscommon where he worked.

A former sportsman, he had been in the gardaí for 24 years.

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