Each year the Dún Laoghaire Chess Club members compete for the Sergeant John Carroll Perpetual Trophy in the town he served as a Community Sergeant for many years. Sergeant Carroll was one of the first, if not the first, Community Sergeant appointed in the country.This being the tenth anniversary of John’s passing saw the club holding a major function in the club’s home – The Eblana Community Club which is located in the middle of Dún Laoghaire town centre.
Pictured above: All of the late Sergeant John Carroll’s family attended the Dún Laoghaire Chess club event. Pictured here from left; Chris Payne, Vice-President of the Dún Laoghaire Club, Paul Cassidy of the Dún Laoghaire Chess Club holding the Sergeant John Carroll Perpetual Trophy, Gaye Carroll ( widow of the late Sergeant Carroll), Éoin ( a serving member attached to Harcourt Square), Jennifer (daughter) and Suzzane (daughter) and Philip Gleeson.
