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An officer and a gentleman – colleagues pay tribute to Paudie Twohig
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An officer and a gentleman – colleagues pay tribute to Paudie Twohig
By Sean Moriarty
Colleagues at Killarney Garda station paid tribute to Paudie Twohig this week.
Inspector Gary Thompson knew Paudie since their days in Dublin and while Gary was based at the Phoenix Park and Paudie at the Bridewell Station they both played football on the same Garda team.
This was prior to 2004 and just before Paudie was stationed in Killarney.
When Inspector Thompson was assigned to Killarney Garda Station in January this year, the first person he met was his old football friend.
“Little did we know, a few short months later we would be facing this,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.
“He left an indelible mark on the town of Killarney. I was working on Sunday night, the amount of people that came up to me to pass on their sympathies and again the amount of people who stood on the streets of Killarney on Tuesday showed what he meant to people.
“There isn’t a human in Killarney that did not know him or that he did not know, he was a rare breed that took the time to stop and listen to people, he had a kind word for everyone. It was fitting he met Diane on the beat – she saw first-hand what a human being he was.”
Inspector Thompson praised colleagues in Tralee who covered policing duties in Killarney on Tuesday and Wednesday so they could attend the funeral.
Superintendent Flor Murphy said colleagues at Killarney Gardai station were devastated at the loss of Paudie.
“Paudie loved Killarney and Killarney loved Paudie,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.
“The huge crowds that turned out to see him on his final journey are proof of this. This will be huge comfort to Diane and to their little girls as they grew up.
“We knew this was coming, but it was still a shock and we are all devastated.
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