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24/07/2009
Belfast Man Lifts Top Garda College Award
Top marks have gone to a student garda from Belfast today as he took his place with 270 other new officers at police graduations in Dublin.
Dermot Ahern, the Irish Minister for Justice, presented certificates to 79 female and 192 male Gardaí at the ceremony at the Garda College, Templemore.
The top Commissioner’s Medal - awarded to the student achieving the highest aggregate marks in academic subjects - was won by Garda James Clarke, a native of Belfast.
He will now be stationed at Carrickmacross Garda Station - close to the Northern Ireland border.
Meanwhile, Garda Raymond Moloney a native of Martinstown, Co Limerick, was awarded the Gary Sheehan Memorial Medal, which commemorates a recruit garda who was killed on duty in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, in December, 1983.
This prize is awarded to the best all-round Student. Garda Moloney will be attached to Terenure Garda Station.
The Templemore Town Council Medal, for outstanding achievement and appreciation in the area of social science studies, was presented to Garda Kieran Murphy, a native of Cork City, and who will be stationed at Bandon Garda Station.
(BMcC/JM)
Dermot Ahern, the Irish Minister for Justice, presented certificates to 79 female and 192 male Gardaí at the ceremony at the Garda College, Templemore.
The top Commissioner’s Medal - awarded to the student achieving the highest aggregate marks in academic subjects - was won by Garda James Clarke, a native of Belfast.
He will now be stationed at Carrickmacross Garda Station - close to the Northern Ireland border.
Meanwhile, Garda Raymond Moloney a native of Martinstown, Co Limerick, was awarded the Gary Sheehan Memorial Medal, which commemorates a recruit garda who was killed on duty in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, in December, 1983.
This prize is awarded to the best all-round Student. Garda Moloney will be attached to Terenure Garda Station.
The Templemore Town Council Medal, for outstanding achievement and appreciation in the area of social science studies, was presented to Garda Kieran Murphy, a native of Cork City, and who will be stationed at Bandon Garda Station.
(BMcC/JM)
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