Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of Solidarity-People Before Profit and on my own behalf, I would like to express our condolences and sympathy with Detective Garda Colm Horkan's family, friends and colleagues. Reading the reports of his funeral and the very many occasions that happened around the country, I was particularly struck by the words of his brother, Brendan Horkan, at his funeral. He painted a very human, warm picture of Colm. He said he was "kind, considerate, selfless and above all, loyal to the core. He was a rock in our family. The man that was the glue that held it all together." Our sympathies go out to all those who are grieving from this tragic loss.

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