Body Found after Garda Missing

UrbanSea

Very sad to hear.

From RTE.ie

Search teams trying to locate missing Garda Ciaran Jones have discovered a body close to the location where he was swept into the Liffey last night.
The discovery was made by a local search team within the past half hour at Ballyward Bridge which is near Manor Kilbride.
A garda subaqua team is on its way to the scene to help retrieve the body.
The River Liffey was dangerously high at Ballysmuttan, near Manor Kilbride yesterday evening.
Garda Jones was off-duty at the time, but, it is thought, he stopped to warn motorists of the danger.
The bridge, which was newly-reconstructed in recent years, had previously been damaged in heavy floods.
Local civil defence teams began a search in the early hours of this morning and a large number of volunteers are expected to join the search today.
Garda Jones has been a member of the force for around four years.
His brother and sister were at the scene last night and his parents who are out of the country on holidays are expected to return to Dublin this afternoon.

biko

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1025/jonesc.html
The news is that a body have been found but not yet identified. As it is likely that this is the body of the Garda we'll leave this open.
Even though this is related to the floodings I will allow out it of respect for the Garda.
There will be no other flooding discussion here other than directly linked to this tragic death.
RIP.

DirtyBollox

RIP to the young man.

Fair play to him for trying to warn people even though he was off-duty.

Gmol

Awful news indeed, RIP

Plumpynutt

RIP

massive respect for him

That_Guy

Tragic story.

Despite his death, his family should be extremely proud of him for performing an incredible selfless act.

RIP

UrbanSea

Must be very young too if he's only four years in the Gardai

It wasn't me!

UrbanSea wrote: »

Must be very young too if he's only four years in the Gardai

He is. Mid-twenties. I went to primary school with him. Very sad. Got the word last night. Hadn't heard his parents were away though. Bad, bad news.

krudler

Thats horrible, off duty and helping people out and this happens.

westies4ever

awful, awful news - the poor guy. my sympathies to his family.

Nuri Sahin

Live in between Blessington and Manor Kilbride, so it occurred not very far from me. It was an very brave and selfless act. His family should be very proud.

RIP

hondasam

RIP Ciaran, condolences to your family, friends and colleagues.

Bosco boy

hondasam wrote: »

RIP Ciaran, condolences to your family, friends and colleagues.

R.I.P condolences to his family friends and colleagues

dreamer_ire

RIP Garda Jones, an incredibly selfless act that while it cost him his life, may have saved others.

Condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

ronano

I've felt sad about this after hearing about it last night, usually i think ah terrible but doesnt actually get to you but the fact he was off duty didn't have to do anything but he did poor guy rip

RichieC

Very sad..

RIP

_feedback_

RIP Garda Jones.

Such a horrible thing to happen.

Hope all his family and friends are ok.

Run_to_da_hills

R.I.P condolences to his family friends and work colleagues

Jess16

Ciaran Jones gave his own life in order to save others. A hero in the most real sense. Rest in peace x

daveyboy_1ie

R.I.P

Very sad to hear and what a selfless act he was performing. Very sad to hear a body was found, had hoped against hope that he wouold turn up alive and well.

cournioni

Very sad to hear that the guy was off duty trying to help save others from the flooding at the bridge. Says a lot for the man.

RIP.

Fozzie Bear

A thread about the Gardai that's not bashing them. Rare as hens teeth...


This young man died doing what the vast majority of his colleagues do on a daily basis. Put their well being at risk so the rest of us can carry on our lives in happy ignorant bliss.

The fact that he went out on a day like yesterday when the weather was of biblically bad proportions, while not even on duty makes it all the more impressive. He could have stayed at home with his feet up in front of the fire but instead went out and did something to improve the lives of Joe Bloggs and his community. Some of those same Joe Bloggs who come on here to proclaim the Gardai as useless, lazy, uncaring, incompetent etc etc.

RIP Ciaran and thanks

Cupcake_Crisis

RIP, very sad, dying while committing such a selfless act. Condolences to his family and friends.

Littlegirllost

RIP Garda Jones, such a selfless act.

Condolences to him family, friends and colleagues

seanybiker

Brother knew him. Supposedly a really sound chap.

Very sad news about him.
As others said, he was off duty and he still tried to help people. That man had a lot more courage compared t many of us. Bit of a hero to be honest. RIP.

Bobby Baccala

Fair play to him.
I'd say he's made his family proud.
RIP

C-J

Very sad news. Condolences to family friends colleagues. Lives were saved due to this young mans bravery and selflessness. He epitomises the ethos of An Garda Siochána 'community commitment'.

Big Nasty

Very sad news.

RIP Garda Ciaran Jones.

RhubarbCrumble

Ar dheis de go raibh a anam. RIP Garda Jones.

vampire of kilmainham

very sad may he REST IN PEACE condolences to his familey and friends and all his mates on the force