THE Limerick Garda division’s most senior officer has been nominated for a prestigious LGBT Award at the Workplace Equality Index Awards 2016.
Chief Superintendent Dave Sheahan has been nominated in the category of Ally of the year 2016 for his demonstration of an outstanding level of support for LGBT colleagues.
In 2014 Henry Street Garda station became the first in Ireland to fly a pride flag in a show of support for those involved in the Limerick LGBT Pride Festival.
Encouraging the public to report incidents, Chief Supt Sheahan said that “homophobic acts cannot be addressed if the Garda Síochána are not made aware.
“We want people in the community to know that we have a listening ear. We are prepared to listen and we are prepared to deal with every issue that may come our way to keep this valued community in Limerick safe.
“Everyone deserves to be treated with respect”, he said ahead of next week’s awards in Dublin.
