Irish Examiner view: Tributes to the late Garda Kevin Flatley

Having worked to make Ireland's roads safer, Garda Flatley himself became a victim of a road crash and leaves behind a distraught wife and two young girls and an extended family mourning his loss

Tue, 13 May, 2025 - 00:28

The tragic and in some ways inexplicable death on Sunday of Garda Kevin Flatley while manning a speed checkpoint in north Dublin is an indication of the fragility of life for each and every one of the people who use our roads daily.

We all know that the rules of the road bestow on us the parameters of behaviour which are legal, but we also know that there are moral boundaries which cannot be crossed without putting ourselves and innocent others at risk of losing life.