The GRA says that Colm's absence has been keenly felt by the members he served with.

Victim impact statements from members of Colm Horkan's family were read out in court this morning

He claims Irish Water has not been very co-operative when he queried various accounts which appeared to have been wrongly billed.

Last month, a Jury of 7 men and 5 women found the defendant guilty following 9 hours of deliberation.

That's down from 6.1 per cent in the year to January.

109 Gardaí resigned last year.

People are being asked to not run taps needlessly and to take showers instead of baths.

Martin Curley, a native of East Galway and who runs the east Galway genealogy Facebook page, will be hosting the talk