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Garda Shaun Patton with his colleagues. Photo: An Garda Síochána Donegal Facebook
An Garda Síochána Donegal have shared their support for colleague Shaun Patton ahead of his performance in the All-Ireland final on Sunday.
The Letterkenny man will swap his uniform from garda to goalkeeper at the highly anticipated clash between Donegal and Kerry in Croke Park.
“We wish our colleague, Garda Shaun Patton and all of the Donegal team the very best of luck this Sunday in the All-Ireland Senior Football Final!” shared An Garda Síochána Donegal.
“There is a fantastic buzz of excitement in towns and villages across our lovely county as a result of the Donegal team making it to the Final and we are grateful for that. We thank each of the players and their backroom team for their hard work, determination and personal sacrifices made. We have every faith in you all!
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“Whatever the result on Sunday, we will remain extremely proud of you Shaun and the good news is that you get to keep the day job either way!”
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