A presentation to mark Sgt. Paul Wallace’s time as Director of the Garda Benevolent Trust Fund was made last month in the Westbury Hotel (13th December 2013).
Sgt. Wallace from Burtonport in Co. Donegal was a Director of the Garda Benevolent Trust Fund for three years during his time on the AGSI National Executive.
Sgt. Wallace is stationed in Letterkenny where he works as the Divisional Crime Prevention Officer.
He started off his career in Monaghan Town 28 years ago before returning to Glencolumbcille in Co. Donegal on promotion. He served in Letterkenny and Carrigans and back to Letterkenny where he took up the role of Divisional Crime Prevention Officer.
He was elected the AGSI National Executive in 2009, serving the Connacht Ulster region. In 2010 he was appointed to the Board of Management and Finance Committee of Garda Benevolent Trust Fund and served a three-year period until 2013.
Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, who is the President of the Benevolent Trust Fund thanked Sgt. Wallace for his service.
Sgt. Wallace said his tenure is one that stands out in his entire career. “This is one of the most rewarding and fruitful roles in my career. It’s great that An Garda Síochána has a fund which provides an invaluable service to serving or retired members who experience hardship and especially during the most recent times of austerity.”
There was also a mass and social evening for Retired Members of An Garda Síochána in Ballybofey last month, the proceeds of which were donated to the Garda Benevolent Trust Fund.
