Joe Brolly's act of kindness recalled by family of murdered garda

The appearance by Joe Brolly on The Late Late Show on Friday has led to an act of kindness by him towards a grieving family being recalled. 

Brolly's comments and appearance on the show led to many comments on social media, including one from the sister of murdered Detective Garda Colm Horkan, who was shot dead in in Castlerea, County Roscommon, in June 2020.

Deirdre Horkan recalled how the former Derry star visited the family following the detective's death and "brought humour and humanity" to a house that was "broken".

She posted on X, formerly Twitter: "Joe Brolly a great GAA man, he called to see us after Colm died, no one asked him too, done out of kindness, for a few hours he brought humour and humanity to house that was broken, that’s the GAA family always looking after each other, he’s a gentleman."

One comment said: "It's things like that, you really remember and respect people for". 

"That's the mark of the man, very kind gesture and says a lot about Joe Brolly," another commented. 

Powerful stuff from Joe & Michael Darragh tonight #latelate pic.twitter.com/tBPyQYhNPG

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Following the appearance by the former Sunday Game analyst on the Late Late Show GAA special, many said he should be reinstated on the RTÉ GAA show.