Michael Connolly, 50, from Aghyaran in west Tyrone, said he had ‘one shot’ at becoming a garda.
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A 50-year-old former referee has become the oldest probationer ever in An Garda Siochana.
Michael Connolly, from Aghyaran in west Tyrone, was one of 154 gardai who were attested as sworn members at the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary, on Friday.
Number of Garda members who must retire on age grounds, will total almost 1,700 over the next decade, according to projections
Brian Carroll (42) and James Muldowney (47) appeared in Longford Circuit Court on Tuesday
Sea swimmers in Dublin are being warned to stay out of the water at several spots
Donegal Sinn Féin councillor was shot dead at his home in Buncrana in 1991
Alan O’Mahony of Commons Road, Cork, is also charged with sending a photograph of a named woman to another person
When it comes to discipline, most GAA people proceed on a need-to-know basis. They couldn’t quote you the rule until it hits them…
