Before revision: In December 2001, NSU Detective Sergeant John Eiffe – aged 40 from Ratoath, County Meath – lost his life in tragic circumstances after he was hit from a bullet ricochet fired by a colleague from the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) during an operation to arrest four armed bank robbers in Abbeyleix, County Laois.
After revision: In December 2001, NSU Detective Sergeant John Eiffe – aged 40 from Ratoath, County Meath – was killed by a bullet ricochet from a colleague in the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) during an operation to arrest four armed bank robbers in Abbeyleix, County Laois.