Garda blown up by IRA in Offaly passes away offalyexpress.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from offalyexpress.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Carmel Hayes A RETIRED Portlaoise detective garda who won the Scott Medal for bravery has passed away. Ben Thornton from Rathleague died peacefully at…
For over 40 years, Donal Lyttleton has kept silent about the night his colleague and friend Detective Seamus Garda Seamus Quaid was shot and killed by Provisional IRA gunman Peter Rogers at Ballyconnick Quarry, never speaking about it again, apart from giving evidence at the Special Criminal Court.
Charlie Flanagan s departure: A political dynasty which spanned 80 years in Laois and Offaly leinsterexpress.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from leinsterexpress.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.