Clonmel based Scott Medal winner for bravery retires from force after stellar career

By Reporter
Published 3rd Jan 2021, 16:03 GMT
Updated 4th Jan 2021, 11:19 GMT
Detective Garda Larry Bergin with his two daughters Lauren and Danielle on the day he was presented with a Scott Medal for bravery in 2000placeholder image
Detective Garda Larry Bergin with his two daughters Lauren and Danielle on the day he was presented with a Scott Medal for bravery in 2000

Monday January 4 will mark the end of the policing career of Detective Garda Larry Bergin.

Larry retires  after serving with distinction for thirty eight years.

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He enjoyed a stellar career as a member of Garda Siochana and has been stationed in Clonmel for the last twenty seven years.

A familiar face to all in Clonmel, his departure will mean the community he served with such distinction will suffer a major loss.

“He was fair and just in his dealings with everyone. His loyalty to the uniform and the job was an example to all and the humanity which he applied in the everyday delivery of his duties was to be greatly admired,” said a colleague.

Larry Bergin was awarded the Scott Medal for Bravery in 2000 for his rescue of a young woman from the River Suir in 1999.

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