Rivers of blue reflect loss of father and hero Tony Golden

FROM early in the morning, rivers of blue flowed into Louth. From every corner of the country, gardaí took to the roads in the dark and cold.

In official cars, unmarked vehicles, private cars, in jeeps, coaches and special Dublin Buses, they descended en masse to the disused Fairways Hotel, on the outskirts of Dundalk.

There, the army had set up camp, joined by an advance party of gardaí, directing traffic, offering refreshments and organising the march.