Colleagues remember Det Garda Colm Horkan one week after his death

The night shift at Castlerea Garda Station began like so many others on Wednesday, June 17. For Detective Garda Colm Horkan there was nothing particularly unusual about the night. A few short hours later he was dead
Colleagues remember Det Garda Colm Horkan one week after his death
Retired Sergeant John Hynes and Garda Maeve Carthy light a candle in memory of Garda Colm Horkan. Pictures: Liam Reynolds

By Christina McHugh in Castlerea

The night shift at Castlerea Garda Station began like so many others on Wednesday, June 17. For Detective Garda Colm Horkan there was nothing particularly unusual about the night. A few short hours later

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