40th anniversary of Roscommon garda shootings marked

Church bells will ring in four Co Roscommon villages this afternoon to mark the 40th anniversary of the shooting of two local gardaí.

Detective Garda Morley and Garda Byrne died at Shannon's Cross outside Loughglynn at around 2.20pm on 7 July 1980 after responding to a call about a bank robbery nearby in Ballaghaderreen. Mr Morley, a 37-year-old father of three children, and Mr Byrne, a 29-year-old father of two, gave pursuit as the raiders fled the area.Two men later served sentences for the murders. A third had his conviction quashed.

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