A member of the Garda Emergency Response Unit who was shot during a raid at a criminal’s home has said “not a day goes by” when he does not think of colleagues who have been killed in the line of duty.
“There is not a day goes by when I don’t think of the families of those colleagues,” he said, adding that he did not know whether it was “luck” or “divine intervention” that caused Moore’s gun to jam that morning. Moore, of Barnwell Drive, Ballymun, had pleaded not guilty to possession of a semi-automatic pistol without a lawful purpose, possession of five rounds of ammunition without a lawful purpose, possession of a semi-automatic pistol with the intent to endanger life, possession of five rounds of ammunition with the intention to endanger life, the reckless discharge of a firearm and assaulting a garda at his home on December 7th, 2017.
“In his drunken state he heard someone or became aware of some activity in the back garden. The gardaí were obvious, wearing the appropriate apparel,” he said.