A LADY and a professional is how many described Limerick’s longest serving Detective Garda who was sadly laid to rest this Monday following her battle with illness.
Margaret Nagle, a notable figure attached to Henry Street Garda Station, died at the Beacon Hospital in Dublin last Friday.
Det Gda Nagle, originally from Kanturk but living in Lisnagry, was the first female to be appointed to the new divisional drugs unit for Limerick during in the 1980s.
Affectionately known to close colleagues and friends as Mags, the Limerick detective was active in many high profile cases and policing as well as drug and fraud cases within the division and prior to her passing, was the longest serving detective among the current roster in the Limerick garda division.
Limerick most senior garda, Chief Superintendent Dave Sheahan said that the loss of Margaret to her family will be “immense and unconscionable for them at times.
“To An Garda Siocahna, Det Gda Nagle had a number of qualities that made up her character and that she was well known for but above all it was her humanity that was foremost. That all-out caring approach was exceptional.
“That went a long way throughout her work and was clear that she cared so much for all she dealt with.”
Chief Superintendent Sheahan said that this was certainly evident in the last years, and in difficult times, as she never let anything or illness get in her way.
“She will be sadly missed amongst the force, her friends and not to mention, her family because of these top rate qualities that made her such a wonderful person”.
Det Gda Nagle is survived by her husband John who is also a garda member, her son Daniel and daughter Anna, and was laid to rest this Monday at Kilmurry Cemetery following a noon Requiem Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Castletroy.
