Louth based Gardaí remembered on Garda Monument of Remembrance

Garda Anthony Golden and Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, are among over 1,800 Garda personnel who died whilst in service over 100 years, to be commemorated by name on the Garda Monument of Remembrance at Garda Headquarters.

Last Saturday, Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D Higgins, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris together with the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee unveiled the refurbished Garda Monument of Remembrance in a re-dedication ceremony which was held to mark its refurbishment.

The monument now commemorates the lives and service of all Garda personnel - members of An Garda Síochána and Garda staff - who died while in service since the organisation’s foundation in 1922. These include the names of Garda members who were murdered in the course of their duties.

During the ceremony, which was also attended by the families, colleagues and friends of the deceased, President Michael D Higgins, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Minister for Justice Helen McEntee laid wreaths in honour of all those who have died in service to An Garda Síochána.

At the ceremony Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said: "This Monument of Remembrance honours all our colleagues who have died during the course of their careers with An Garda Síochána.

“Today is a day that offers us time to commemorate those loved ones and all they achieved in life – inside and outside of An Garda Síochána. Their lives meant so much to so many.

“I hope that every day as we pass this Monument that we think of those whose names are inscribed here. I also hope that it will prompt all Garda personnel to think of our own service and the crucial role we all play to keep people safe”.

Garda Anthony Golden

On Sunday 11th October 2015 Garda Anthony Golden was on duty at Omeath Garda Station. Shortly after 6.00pm Garda Golden left Omeath Garda Station, in uniform and unarmed, with a female who, accompanied by her father, had just made a formal complaint of assault against her partner.

Garda Golden followed the woman and her father to the house that she shared with her partner at Mullach Alainn, Omeath to continue with the investigation.

Garda Golden accompanied the woman and entered the house at Mullach Alainn, in the knowledge that the alleged offender was inside. The woman’s father remained outside on the advice of Garda Golden.

After a short period of time, the woman’s father heard three shots in quick succession, a brief pause and then three more shots.The woman’s father ran immediately to a nearby house to get assistance.

Garda Gerard O’Callaghan was on patrol in the Cooley area when he received a call that shots had been fired at Mullach Alainn, Omeath, and that Garda Golden was not answering his radio.

Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe

At 9:30pm on the 25th January 2013 Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe and his colleague Detective Garda Joe Ryan entered the car park of the Lordship Credit Union, Dundalk, Co Louth on a routine cash escort.

A dark coloured car entered the car park with up to four people inside it. One person got out of this car and fired a shot killing Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.