The four gardai appeared in pictures beside Colin Farrell after the race
Four members of the Garda National Technical Bureau volunteered to flank Hollywood actor Colin Farrell as he ran the Dublin City Marathon on Sunday.
"I got a phone call in the lead up to the marathon from Inspector Liam White in the Dublin Traffic Division, asking if any of the Garda Athletic Club who were already planning to run, would be interested in running the race with Colin," said Detective Garda Redican, who provides training support for club members.
Tom Power has completed 24 marathons, Ernie has done three, and Barry has two to his name and all four said they were only delighted to help out. Ian described Colin as a 'gentleman' in their meetings ahead of the race. "He was absolutely lovely when we were hanging out with him. He was asking us to go easy on him and we just told him to go at a pace he was comfortable with because it was his race.
"He was such a genuine guy and I noticed he had a remarkable ability to remember everyone's name, which I thought was incredible with all the people he meets daily. I was really impressed by him. We are all seasoned runners so we knew the course. We just created a bubble for him to run and provided an escort for him.”
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