No speeding tickets as local gardai showcase their speed
A LARGE number of gardai across Wexford swapped their uniforms for their running gear recently to raise money for charity.
Organised by Inspector Pat Cody the Blue Flyer race saw gardai from across the district compete in a number of heats to determine who was the fastest guard in Wexford over 100 metres.
Inspector Cody said the event had been a great turnout for the event which was held to raise money for the Heart to Hand charity. Inspector Cody said that local man Kieran Byrne from Scarnagh in Gorey is a director of the charity and in the past the Blue Flyer was held at Enniscorthy district garda level to raise money for the charity.
‘ This year I decided to do a county wide event and gardai from all across Wexford were asked to take part. We also had sponsorship cards for people to guess the fastest time.
‘ The fastest man was newly promoted inspector Jarlath Duffy who is now stationed in Dublin but who was previously a sergeant in Enniscorthy while Catherine Keogh of Gorey was the fastest woman. The fastest over 40 was Detective Alan O’Shea from Gorey.
‘We held four district heats, one for Gorey, Enniscorthy, Wexford and New Ross and then the fastest over 40, the fastest man and the fastest woman from each of these heats then competed in the final.
‘It was a great event and we raised over €1,700 for Heart to Hand which was great.’