# colm horkan
Last week
12th March 2023 - 18th March 2023
# colm horkan
'You killed a garda': How the jury reached a verdict in the Colm Horkan murder trial
Stephen Silver (40) was found guilty of the capital murder of Garda Horkan this afternoon.
This month
March 2023
# stephen silver
Shooting of Garda Colm Horkan was 'not a rational act', defence barrister tells murder trial
Silver has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Garda Colm Horkan in 2020, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
# Courts
Stephen Silver: Shooting of garda 'a deliberate action with intent of murder,' trial told
Silver has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Garda Colm Horkan in 2020, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
# stephen silver
'No evidence' that accused in Garda Colm Horkan shooting had mental health relapse, court told
A consultant psychiatrist told the Central Criminal Court that Stephen Silver is an “unreliable historian” of his mental health difficulties.
# stephen silver
Sister of Garda murder accused saw 'red flags' the day before fatal shooting
Stephen Silver is accused of the murder of Garda Colm Horkan in June 2020
Last month
February 2023
# stephen silver
Garda murder accused denies 'inventing' claims woman was in MI6 in order to 'bolster' his case
Silver denied he had made up the beliefs that a woman he was with on the day Garda Colm Horkan was killled was in MI6.
# Courts
Murder accused Stephen Silver told detectives Garda Colm Horkan went for gun after 'losing struggle'
The jury at the Central Criminal Court were shown a video recording of Silver’s first interview the day after his arrest.
# Courts
Garda murder accused engaged in 'chit chat' on morning of fatal shooting, court hears
Stephen Silver has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan.
# stephen silver
Garda murder accused said mental health declined during Covid restrictions, court hears
Stephen Silver has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan.
# Court
Man charged with murder of Garda Horkan was roaring in the street about snipers, trial hears
Stephen Silver has pleaded not guilty to capital murder.
# colm horkan
New jury to be sworn in at Stephen Silver murder trial after initial jury was discharged
A note was handed to the judge this morning to say that one of the jurors had a difficulty serving.
This year
2023
# stephen silver
Garda murder accused Stephen Silver claims detective Colm Horkan tried to attack him
Silver denies murdering Garda Colm Horkan in 2020.
Last year
2022
# Courts
Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of man accused of murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan
Stephen Silver (46) had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
# colm horkan
Jury begin deliberations in Stephen Silver murder trial
Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
# Castlerea
'Unsafe' to convict Stephen Silver of murder, says defence barrister
Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
# stephen silver
Garda murder accused was not psychotic at time of shooting, pyschiatrist tells court
Stephen Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
# Courts
Sister of garda murder accused knew he needed psychiatric treatment, court hears
Stephen Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
# colm horkan
Psychiatrist tells court that Garda murder accused's behaviour was 'bizarre' and 'inappropriate'
She said Stephen Silver did not seem to grasp the gravity of the situation he found himself in.
# Central Criminal Court
Man accused of murdering garda denies he was 'spoiling for a row' with gardaÃ
Stephen Silver pleaded not guilty to the murder of Det Garda Horkan but pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.
# colm horkan
Garda Colm Horkan helped to have man accused of his murder admitted to psychiatric unit in 2003
Due to Stephen Silver’s behaviour, it was deemed appropriate to admit him to the local psychiatric unit, the court heard.
# colm horkan
Psychiatrist who assessed Garda murder accused found 'no evidence of acute mental illness'
He had assessed garda murder accused Stephen Silver hours after the shooting of Garda Colm Horkan.
# Courts
Accused 'out of touch with reality' after Garda Colm Horkan shooting, doctor tells court
Stephen Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Horkan on 17 June 2020.
# Courts
Man accused of murdering Garda Colm Horkan said he 'wasn't a very good' detective, court hears
Stephen Silver has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Horkan on 17 June 2020.
# Courts
Garda cries in witness box as she recalls seeing shooting of Detective Garda Colm Horkan
Stephen Silver has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Horkan on 17 June 2020.
# Court
Witness heard shouting and dangerous driving before Detective Garda Horkan was shot dead
Stephen Silver, 46, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to murder.
# colm horkan
Garda murder accused: 'With all that's going on with the police in this world, I shot him'
Stephen Silver is accused of murdering Detective Garda Colm Horkan.
All time
# Castlerea
Memorial plaques honouring Garda Colm Horkan unveiled in Roscommon
Colm Horkan was shot dead when he intervened in an unfolding incident on 17 June 2020.
# Co Roscommon
Taoiseach and Drew Harris say Colm Horkan was 'everything a garda should aspire to be'
Garda Horkan was shot dead this day a year ago when he intervened in an incident unfolding in Castlerea.
# Courts
Man accused of murdering Detective Garda Colm Horkan to go on trial in June next year
Detective Garda Horkan died after he was shot while responding to an incident in Co Roscommon last year.
# restrictions
Sinn Féin's Brian Stanley says Garda Colm Horkan's funeral is among several 'large funerals' that have taken place
Stanley was responding to a question about a republican funeral in Derry last week.
# garda horkan
'A peacemaker and a rock of sense': TDs pay Dáil tribute and hold minute's silence for Garda Colm Horkan
“He never let us down, the people he had sworn to serve,” the Taoiseach told the Dáil today.
# Courts
Man (23) who allegedly wrote 'rat' in book of condolence for Garda Colm Horkan remanded in custody
The book had been left out at the counter in Blanchardstown garda station for the public to sign.
# colm horkan
'He was the rock in our family': Officers line the streets to pay their respects at the funeral of Detective Garda Colm Horkan
Over 1,000 people turned out to mourn his passing.
# Charlestown
Funeral of Detective Garda Colm Horkan taking place in Co Mayo
The 49-year-old died following a shooting in Castlerea, Co Roscommon on Wednesday night.
# Roscommon
Man appears in court charged with murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan
Stephen Silver (43), of Aughavard, Foxford, Co Mayo was charged this evening.
# Charlestown
Funeral details for Detective Garda Colm Horkan announced
The Mayo man will be buried in his hometown on Charlestown on Sunday.
# Castlerea
'A garda's garda, and a proper gentleman': Investigations continue into shooting of Detective Garda Colm Horkan
Investigations continue into the killing of Garda Horkan, who was shot dead in the early hours of Thursday morning.
# Castlerea
Parish priest: Colleagues of Detective Colm Horkan prayed around him after he died
Detective Garda Colm Horkan was shot dead in the early hours of this morning.
# Castlerea
'An attack upon society': Garda Commissioner appeals for information on shooting of Colm Horkan
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was speaking in Castlerea today.
# Castlerea
'Their loss is colossal': Locals describe 'absolute gentleman' detective who was shot and killed overnight in Roscommon
Detective Garda Colm Horkan died after he was shot on duty in Castlerea.
1
2
