Ireland Named in reporting
Colm Horkan
Born between November 1982 and November 1983, from the ages reported. 128 reports across 1 case, 3 Oct 2022 to 4 Nov 2026
Victim: Colm Horkan, Irish man, 43 (judged from name) (reports differ: 49)Colm Horkan
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between November 1982 and November 1983, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Roscommon
- Reporting
- 128 reports, 3 Oct 2022 to 4 Nov 2026
- Outlets
- dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, rte.ie, extra.ie, longfordleader.ie, garda.ie, gript.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Detective Garda Colm Horkan was murdered in Castlerea in Co Roscommon in June 2020
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 4 Nov 2026
Colm Horkan was 49 when he was murdered by Steven Silver.
PhotoAn Garda Síochánavia thejournal.ie, 29 Oct 2026
Detective Garda Colm Horkanwearing his Garda uniform
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 20 Mar 2026
Garda Colm Horkan was shot dead by Stephen Silver in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, in June 2020
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 19 Mar 2026Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Silver appeals capital murder conviction for Garda Horkan killing in Castlerea Murder · Co. Roscommon
Detective Garda Colm Horkan, 49, was shot 11 times with his own gun at the junction of Main Street and Patrick Street in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, shortly before midnight on 17 June 2020. Stephen Silver, 46, a motorbike mechanic from Aughavard, Foxford, Co Mayo, was arrested at the scene and charged with capital murder, pleading not guilty to capital murder and guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility. A jury at the Central Criminal Court found Silver guilty of capital murder on 15 March 2023 after a hung jury in the first trial in November 2022, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 40 years on 19 April 2023. Silver has appealed his conviction and the Court of Appeal reserved judgment in March 2026.
Sentenced, 19 Apr 2023Victim · 128 reports
Timeline
every report naming Colm Horkan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 4 Nov2026Family of murdered Detective Colm Horkan have 'no faith' in Fiosrú investigationvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Nov2026Family of murdered Detective Garda Colm Horkan have 'no faith' in Fiosrú probevictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Nov2026Probe into claims of defective holster worn by murdered Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Nov2026Family of Colm Horkan ‘extremely let down’ by decision to refer case to Garda watchdogvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Nov2026Fiosrú to investigate safety of Garda Colm Horkan’s holster before his murdervictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Nov2026Probe into claims of defective holster worn by murdered Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Nov2026Watchdog to investigate gun holster used by murdered Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Nov2026Horkan family have no faith in gun holster investigationvictim, Colm Horkan, 43, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Nov2026Fiosrú opens probe into murdered garda's gun holstervictim, Colm Horkan, 43, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 3 Nov2026Fiosrú asked to investigate holster used by murdered gardavictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 29 Oct2026Garda Commissioner to meet family of murdered Detective Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Oct2026Family of murdered Garda Horkan call for public inquiryvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 20 Mar2026Garda killer Stephen Silver launches bid for freedomvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 19 Mar2026Man convicted of murdering Garda Colm Horkan appeals verdictvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 19 Mar2026Silver appeals conviction for murder of Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 22 Jun2025Family of slain Detective Garda Colm Horkan meet with whistleblowervictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 5 Feb2024Heartbroken Family Of Murdered Detective Colm Horkan Demand Answers From Garda Commissionervictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 5 Nov2023Whistleblower Raised Alarm Over Garda Gun Holsters Detective Colm Horkan Murdervictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 20 Apr2023Cop killer Stephen Silver won't be moved from Mountjoy as is 'behaving himself'victim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 19 Apr2023'Best Part Of Me Died That Night', Says Sister Of Murdered Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 19 Apr2023‘I miss him terribly,’ Garda Colm Horkan’s father says as Stephen Silver sentenced to life for his murdervictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 19 Apr2023Stephen Silver Sentenced To Life For Murder Of Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 19 Apr2023Garda killer Stephen Silver sentenced to life in prison for Colm Horkan murdervictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 13 Apr2023Garda killer Stephen Silver to appeal conviction for murder of Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 20 Mar2023Garda killer Stephen Silver 'full of remorse' in specialised unit of prisonvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 20 Mar2023Garda killer 'expressed remorse' as he's housed in separate Mountjoy unitvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 19 Mar2023Close Friend Of Murdered Garda Colm Horkan Recalls Listening To 'Horrific' Evidencevictim, Colm HorkanColm Horkan
- 16 Mar2023Emotional scenes as Stephen Silver convicted of capital murder of Det Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Mar2023‘Gentleman’ Garda Colm Horkan fourth member of his class killed on dutyvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Mar2023Stephen Silver found guilty of capital murder of Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Mar2023Stephen Silver: The full story of his trial for the murder of Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Mar2023Stephen Silver found guilty of capital murder of Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Mar2023Stephen Silver Found Guilty Of Capital Murder Of Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Mar2023Silver found guilty of capital murder of Garda Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 14 Mar2023Jury in Stephen Silver murder trial to return for third day of deliberations on Wednesdayvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 13 Mar2023Jury begins deliberations in trial of Stephen Silver for capital murder of Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 10 Mar2023Shooting of Garda Colm Horkan was 'not a rational act', defence barrister tells murder trialvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 10 Mar2023Stephen Silver’s shooting of Garda Colm Horkan ‘not a rational act’, jury hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 9 Mar2023Stephen Silver had ‘seething resentment’ towards gardaí, trial toldvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 9 Mar2023Stephen Silver: Shooting of garda 'a deliberate action with intent of murder,' trial toldvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 9 Mar2023Trial told shooting of garda 'a deliberate action with intent of murder'victim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 9 Mar2023Trial told 'no evidence' murder accused had mental health relapse when he shot Gardavictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 7 Mar2023Stephen Silver expressed no sympathy for deceased, psychiatrist tells trialvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 6 Mar2023Sister of Garda murder accused saw 'red flags' the day before fatal shootingvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Mar2023Garda murder accused was 'contemptuous' to gardaí and didn’t appreciate 'gravity of his circumstances'victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 3 Mar2023Stephen Silver’s ‘grandiose’ behaviour during garda interviews indicative of mental illnessvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 1 Mar2023Murder accused thought shooting Garda Colm Horkan was 'a test to be in the special forces'victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 1 Mar2023Statement from Garda Commissioner Drew Harris - Detective Garda Colm Horkan Verdict 15/3/23victim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 27 Feb2023Court hears mental capacity of Garda murder accused 'significantly impaired'victim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 27 Feb2023Stephen Silver’s mental capacity ‘significantly impaired’ when Garda shot deadvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 24 Feb2023Garda murder accused denies 'inventing' claims woman was in M16 in order to 'bolster' his casevictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 23 Feb2023‘I shot until no ammunition left’, Stephen Silver tells court in account of own actionsvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 23 Feb2023Stephen Silver 'kept shooting until there was no ammunition left', murder trial toldvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 23 Feb2023Garda murder accused thought he was 'the second coming of Jesus'victim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 21 Feb2023Stephen Silver told gardaí Garda Colm Horkan wouldn’t be dead if he had ‘stayed in the car’victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 21 Feb2023Gda wouldn't be dead if he'd stayed in car, court hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 20 Feb2023Man accused of murdering garda with own gun described companion’s account of shooting as ‘lies’victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Feb2023Stephen Silver told detectives Gda Colm Horkan was an ‘idiot with a firearm’victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Feb2023Garda Colm Horkan 'shot himself accidentally', murder accused Stephen Silver told detectivesvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Feb2023Silver told gardaí that Gda Horkan 'shot himself'victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Feb2023Stephen Silver ‘absolutely sure’ he would have been killed in struggle with Garda Colm Horkan, court hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Feb2023Murder accused Stephen Silver told detectives Garda Colm Horkan went for gun after 'losing struggle'victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 14 Feb2023Garda murder accused engaged in 'chit chat' on morning of fatal shooting, court hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 14 Feb2023Stephen Silver trial: Accused engaged in ‘chit chat’ with workmen on morning of killing, court hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 13 Feb2023Garda murder accused was 'looking crazy' - witnessvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 10 Feb2023Garda murder accused said mental health declined during Covid restrictions, court hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 10 Feb2023Covid restrictions ‘destroyed’ Stephen Silver’s mental health, court hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 9 Feb2023‘If I hadn’t killed him, he would have killed me,’ Stephen Silver said after shooting Gda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 8 Feb2023Accused had ‘smirk on his face’ when CPR was being administered to Garda Colm Horkan, court toldvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 7 Feb2023Stephen Silver trial: Garda recounts performing CPR on colleague Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 2 Feb2023Stephen Silver dared ‘armed squad’ to take a shot at him on night Gda Colm Horkan was killedvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 1 Feb2023Jury discharged in Silver garda murder trialvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 1 Feb2023New jury to be sworn in at Stephen Silver murder trial after initial jury was dischargedvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 1 Feb2023Jury in Stephen Silver capital murder trial is dischargedvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 31 Jan2023Man Accused Of Colm Horkan's Murder Says Garda Tried To Attack Him, Court Hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 31 Jan2023Garda murder accused Stephen Silver claims detective Colm Horkan tried to attack himvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 31 Jan2023Stephen Silver ‘ill-disposed’ to gardaí and cited George Floyd after shooting garda, prosecution saysvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 30 Jan2023Jury sworn in for trial of 46-year-old man charged with capital murder of garda detectivevictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Nov2022Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of man accused of murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Nov2022Jury fail to reach verdict in trial of Garda murder accused Stephen Silvervictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Nov2022Jury Fails To Reach Verdict In Trial Of Man Accused Of Murdering Detective Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Nov2022Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of Stephen Silver for murder of Det Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Nov2022Jury fails to agree verdict in trial for garda's murdervictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Nov2022Jury begins deliberations in trial of Stephen Silver for murder of Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 15 Nov2022Jury begins considering verdict in Stephen Silver trialvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 10 Nov2022Judge in garda murder trial tells jury to use 'common sense' in deliberationsvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 9 Nov2022'Unsafe' to convict Stephen Silver of murder, says defence barristervictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 9 Nov2022Claim there's no 'formal proof' slain Garda was member of An Garda Siochanavictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 9 Nov2022Jury in Stephen Silver trial told evidence of mental illness enough to justify not guilty of murder verdictvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 8 Nov2022Court told Garda murder accused 'filled with a burning anger' before shootingvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 8 Nov2022Murder-accused 'filled with burning anger' - court toldvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 8 Nov2022Man accused of murdering Gda Colm Horkan ‘filled with burning anger’ towards gardaívictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 7 Nov2022Court told Garda killer accused wasn't 'suffering delusions' at time of shootingvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 7 Nov2022Man accused of murdering garda was not psychotic or suffering from delusions, psychiatrist tells trial juryvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 7 Nov2022Garda murder accused was not psychotic at time of shooting, pyschiatrist tells courtvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 4 Nov2022Sister of man accused of Colm Horkan’s murder planned to have him admitted to psychiatric hospitalvictim, Colm HorkanColm Horkan
- 4 Nov2022Sister of garda murder accused knew he needed psychiatric treatment, court hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 3 Nov2022Garda murder accused confronted officers wielding sword years before shootingvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 3 Nov2022Stephen Silver’s responsibility for shooting Det Colm Horkan not diminished, psychiatrist saysvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 3 Nov2022Garda murder accused has 'pattern of behaviour' to bring about confrontations with gardaí, court toldvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 2 Nov2022Silver's mental disorder 'contributed significantly' to Colm Horkan shooting says psychiatristvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 2 Nov2022Defence of diminished responsibility appropriate given Stephen Silver’s mental state at time he shot Garda, trial toldvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 1 Nov2022Garda murder accused's behaviour was 'bizarre' and 'inappropriate'victim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 1 Nov2022Stephen Silver’s behaviour was bizarre and inappropriate after shooting, court toldvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 27 Oct2022Stephen Silver describes shooting Garda Colm Horkan 11 times with his own gunvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 27 Oct2022Stephen Silver describes shooting Garda Colm Horkan 11 times with his own gunvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 27 Oct2022Murder Accused Tells Of 'Strange' Thoughts In Days Leading Up To Shooting Of Gardavictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 27 Oct2022Garda Colm Horkan murder accused Stephen Silver takes stand in trialvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 26 Oct2022Man accused of Det Colm Horkan murder felt ‘hyper’ and ‘elated’ on day of shootingvictim, Colm Horkan, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 25 Oct2022Garda Colm Horkan brought man accused of his murder to psychiatric unit in 2003victim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 24 Oct2022Psychiatrist found ‘no evidence of acute mental illness’ following assessment of garda murder accused, court hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 19 Oct2022Murder accused claims Garda Colm Horkan ‘was losing the struggle’ and tried to shoot himvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Oct2022Accused 'out of touch with reality' after Garda Colm Horkan shooting, doctor tells courtvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Oct2022Stephen Silver ‘out of touch with reality’ after garda shooting, doctor saysvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 17 Oct2022Man was 'out of touch with reality', murder trial toldvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 13 Oct2022Man accused of detective’s murder claimed ‘he would have killed me’, witness saysvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 13 Oct2022Man accused of being garda killer says victim 'wasn't a very good' detectivevictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 12 Oct2022Court told man accused of Det Colm Horkan murder said deceased 'wasn't a very good' detectivevictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 12 Oct2022Man accused of murdering Garda Colm Horkan said he 'wasn't a very good' detective, court hearsvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 11 Oct2022Garda cries in witness box as she recalls seeing shooting of Detective Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 11 Oct2022Accused 'smirked' as garda tried to resuscitate Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 11 Oct2022Garda cries in court as she recalls seeing shooting of detective Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 10 Oct2022Witness saw ‘odd behaviour’ before Det Gda Colm Horkan shot, court toldvictim, Colm Horkan, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 8 Oct2022Garda Horkan murder accused: 'With all that's going on with the police in this world, I shot him'victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 7 Oct2022Accused in Garda murder case 'said something about Black Lives Matter', court hears - Griptvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 7 Oct2022Garda Colm Horkan murder accused said: ‘With all that’s going on with police in this world, I shot him’victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 3 Oct2022Jury sworn in for trial of man accused of Roscommon murder of Garda Colm Horkanvictim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
- 3 Oct2022Man to go on trial over killing of Detective Garda Colm Horkan in Roscommon in 2020victim, Colm Horkan, 49, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Horkan
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