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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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Massive Park Road housing development given green light

A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road. The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near […]

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A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road.

The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near An Post’s sorting office, will include a variety of properties from five-bed houses to single apartments, along with a crèche and over 500 car spaces and over 300 bike spaces.

The development has been welcomed by local councillor Martin Grady.

“Killarney has a massive housing shortage so this is very positive. It will retain young families in the area, stimulating economic growth,” he said. “After 17 years of different planning applications it’s finally coming to fruition.”

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Ballydribeen residents living in fear due to anti-social behaviour

Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate. Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits […]

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Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate.

Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits in the last week.

Local councillor Martin Grady told the Killarney Advertiser that residents are “living in fear” as a result of very serious incidents in the last week alone.

One house in the estate was badly damaged when fire crackers were placed inside a letter box.

Another house had its windows smashed in over the weekend.

“It’s a major problem,” added Grady after meeting residents there earlier this week.

One of the most serious incidents occurred on Tuesday night.

A passing motorists had rocks thrown at his car while driving along the bypass whch is adjacent to the estate.
Taking to social media, local primary-school teacher Pádraig O’Sullivan posted:

“Travelling home tonight, at 11.05pm on the Killarney side of the bypass our car was hit by a rock – not a pebble – from the Ballydribben side , which hit the passenger door.

“It was centimetres away from hitting the window where my father, who is visually impaired, was sitting.

“This could have caused catastrophic permanent injury to him.

“The Killarney Garda were on the scene within three minutes.

“They can’t be patrolling the bypass all night.

“It comes down to parenting. You should know where your children are at this hour and be able to teach them what’s funny and what ruin a person’s life or cause a fatal crash.“

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