Stephen Silver sentenced to life for murder of Garda Horkan
A Mayo man has been handed a life sentence for the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan. Detective Colm Horkan was shot dead with his own gun while to tried to arrest Stephen Silver in Castlerea, County Roscommon in June 2020. Silver (46), from Foxford in Co. Mayo, had claimed…
Tributes paid to Detective Garda Colm Horkan in the Dáil
The Dáil has been paying tribute to Detective Garda Colm Horkan. He was killed last week when he was shot a number of times while responding to an incident in Castlerea in Co Roscommon. Sligo Leitrim TD Frank Feighan has called for politicians and the media alike to…
Bishop of Elphin warns against anger boiling over after Garda shooting
Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran says the death of Detective Garda Colm Horkan has caused outrage in the area. But he’s urging people not to let their anger boil over: https://filedn.com/lglCaxamfnlV2gaMY6rU7tH/News%20Clips%202019-20/Doran%20garda%20shooting.mp3 Preparations are under way for a State funeral for Detective Garda Colm Horkan. His…
Books of condolence for Detective Garda Colm Horkan opened in local Garda Stations.
A man continues to be questioned in connection with the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan. Books of condolence have been opened in Sligo, Ballymote and Carrick-on-Shannon Garda Stations. It is intended that books of condolence from Garda stations from across the Country will be presented to the family of…