New pitch and walkway is a ‘lasting tribute’ to slain Garda Colm Horkan in his hometown
The opening ceremony heard that his death almost four years ago is a painful reminder of the personal risk that gardaí take every day
Colm Horkan
Garda Colm Horkan was murdered by Sephen Silver Co Roscommon in June 2020
Detective Colm Horkan’s legacy starting to take shape in Charlestown
More than 1,000 registered for memorial run raising funds for GAA pitch and walkway in murdered garda’s home town
‘So many lives were affected’: Locals recall ‘true gentleman’ Colm Horkan and reflect on impact of his murder
Communities of Castlerea and Charlestown say the sentencing of Stephen Silver brings some sense of closure, but some ‘scars’ remain
Emotional scenes as Stephen Silver convicted of capital murder of Det Colm Horkan
Silver set for 40-year sentence, though Supreme Court ruling on remission reduces term to between 26½ and 30 years
‘Gentleman’ Garda Colm Horkan fourth member of his class killed on duty
Mayo detective remembered as ‘an absolute rock of integrity and sense’ by former colleagues
Stephen Silver found guilty of capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan
Stephen Silver shot Garda Colm Horkan with his own gun in Co Roscommon in June 2020
Stephen Silver: The full story of his trial for the murder of Garda Colm Horkan
Jury told Silver, who had a history of psychiatric illness, shot Garda Horkan 11 times with his own gun
Jury in Stephen Silver murder trial to return for third day of deliberations on Wednesday
Mr Silver denies murdering Garda Colm Horkan with his own gun in 2020
Stephen Silver had ‘seething resentment’ towards gardaí, trial told
Prosecution delivers closing speech in trial of mechanic accused of murdering Garda Colm Horkan
Stephen Silver’s ‘grandiose’ behaviour during garda interviews indicative of mental illness
Murder accused took his shoes off and massaged his feet while being interviewed following shooting of Gda Colm Horkan
Stephen Silver denies woman’s MI6 ‘involvement’ was ‘invented’ to bolster case
Murder accused insists he ‘had these thoughts’ about woman he was with on morning of shooting
‘I shot until no ammunition left’, Stephen Silver tells court in account of own actions
Accused in Gda Colm Horkan murder trial recalls moment he looked at empty gun ‘with disgust and threw it away’
Stephen Silver told gardaí Garda Colm Horkan wouldn’t be dead if he had ‘stayed in the car’
Accused denies capital murder of garda in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, in June 2020
Stephen Silver told detectives Gda Colm Horkan was an ‘idiot with a firearm’
Accused pretended to be asleep for six to seven minutes while being questioned by gardaí, court hears
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