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flag Nine Irish police officers, including two posthumously, earned Ireland’s top bravery honor for life-risking acts like rescues and confrontations.

flag Nine members of An Garda Síochána received the Scott Medal, Ireland’s highest police honor, for acts of exceptional bravery involving risk to life. flag The awards, presented in Dublin by Commissioner Justin Kelly and Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan, included two posthumous honors for officers killed in 1924. flag Recipients included officers who rescued a woman from a burning house, confronted armed gang members during a kidnapping, and apprehended a hijacker in a high-risk pursuit. flag The Scott Medal, established in 1924, recognizes courage and self-sacrifice in the line of duty.

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