‘Thank you for your service’ - Garda Deirdre Finn is laid to rest in Dublin.
The funeral of Deirdre Finn has heard how she was lively, vivacious and loved being a Garda.in Carrick-on-Shannon on Monday.
Detective Garda Finn was an active member of the Garda Representative Association , and well-known amongst her Garda colleagues across the country.Garda Finn's cap was placed on her coffin at St John the Evangelist Church in Ballinteer.Chief Celebrant Fr Jim Caffery told the congregation that Deirdre was passionate about her job.
"When we went around to the house the other night, the first thing that struck me was the Garda cap on the coffin, as it is this morning," he said."Today it is an opportunity for all of us to say, 'Thanks for your service'" he added.
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