'Did I do the right thing?': Cork garda questions tactics when family were held under armed siege

Lack of training can lead to serious injury and death, Garda Representative Association’s annual conference hears

Garda Tony Golden was killed in the line of duty at just 36 years of age while attending to a domestic violence complaint in Omeath, Co Louth, on October 11, 2015.

A garda who was shot at while evacuating a family from a house under armed siege in Cork said that gardaí do not have adequate training to deal with such incidents.

Cork Detective Padraig Harrington called for tactical firearms training for all armed gardaí at the Garda Representative Association’s annual conference.