A special event to mark the 50th Anniversary of the death of a Roscommon Garda shot in the line of duty will take place in Dublin today.
On the morning of the 3rd of April 1970, Garda Richard (Dick) Fallon responded to a raid alert at the Royal Irish Bank on Arran Quay with colleagues, Garda Paul Firth and Garda Patrick Hunter, from Mountjoy Garda Station.
At 11am Garda Fallon was shot at close range by the armed raiders as he attempted to apprehend them and died instantly.
The Kilrooskey native was posthumously awarded a Gold Scott Medal, An Garda Síochána highest award for bravery.
An event to mark the 50th anniversary of the murder during the Covid 19 Pandemic, was postponed.
This event will now take place today hosted by the Garda Síochána Retired Members Association (GSRMA) at the Real Nation Building at Arran Quay, former site of the Royal Irish Bank.
It will involve a ceremonial wreath-laying ceremony and a minute silence outside on Arran Quay at approximately 11:15am.
The Garda Band will perform music at the event including the last post and National Anthem.
