Garda Colm Horkan 'gave his life protecting the community’

The “beloved” Mayo man was gunned down on a quiet Roscommon street shortly before midnight on Wednesday – the third garda to be shot dead in the last seven years.
Det Garda Colm Horkan
Det Garda Colm Horkan
Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 - 07:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Additional reporting: Neil Michael and Daniel McConnell

A good garda out doing his duty.

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