Qualla: Garda Síochána College https://qualla.com/garda-siochana-college en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:12 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Garda Síochána College https://qualla.com/garda-siochana-college Garda Síochána College: Introduction https://qualla.com/garda-siochana-college/ On graduation day at Templemore, the Gary Sheehan Memorial Medal is awarded to the best all-round Garda Síochána recruit. The medal commemorates Recruit Garda Gary Sheehan, who was shot and killed at Ballinamore, County Leitrim, on 16 December 1983 during a rescue operation - he had been trying to free a kidnapped businessman, Don Tidey, from his abductors. Sheehan was twenty-three years old. The medal that bears his name is the highest honour a probationer Garda can receive, and to win it the recipient must have excelled academically, contributed to the life of the college, distinguished themselves in service at the stations they have rotated through, and shown the leadership qualities that earn the respect of peers and superiors. Every Garda in Ireland trains here. Every Garda has, on the wall of memory at the college, a name they were taught.

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