Death of Tom Peters Retired Detective Garda 20th Oct ober 2018

An Garda Síochána is saddened to hear of the passing of Tom Peters who died yesterday 20th October 2018.

Tom was badly injured on October 16th 1976, when he and four other Gardaí were victims of bomb planted at a vacant house in Garyhinch on the Laois/Offaly border.

The courage shown by Tom Peters and his colleagues, Jim Cannon, Ben Thornton, Gerry Bohan & Michael Clerkin, who lost his life that night, was recognised in December 2017 when they were presented with the Gold Scott medal by the then Garda Commissioner.