Ireland Named in reporting
John Curtin
Born between March 1993 and March 1994, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 18 Mar 2022 to 9 Sep 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between March 1993 and March 1994, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Tipperary
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 18 Mar 2022 to 9 Sep 2024
- Outlets
- tipperarylive.ie
Cases
latest first- Tipperary Garda murder victim to be awarded posthumous Gold Scott Medal Murder · Co. Tipperary
Garda Superintendent John Curtin, a 28-year-old man from Newmarket, County Cork, was ambushed and shot by gunmen just outside his home at Friarsfield, Tipperary, on March 21, 1931, while on duty at Golden Garda Station. He had been threatened months before the shooting and was unarmed at the time. No suspects have been named in the available reports. In September 2024, Curtin was to be posthumously awarded the Gold Scott Medal by the Garda Commissioner in a ceremony in Dublin.
No stage yetVictim · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Curtin, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 9 Sep2024Tipperary Garda Superintendent to be awarded posthumous bravery awardvictim, John Curtin, irish (judged from name)John Curtin
- 18 Mar2022Commemoration for Garda chief murdered near Tipperary Town takes place next weekvictim, John David (Sean) Curtin, 28, male, irish (judged from name)John David (Sean) Curtin
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