Roll of Honor
Incident
Found drowned in Phoenix Park having failed to report off duty the previous evening.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Foley served with the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Foley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable John Foley is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In L, 90 of 749 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this state's fallen. That is 19 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Dublin Metropolitan Police, 8 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Foley's cause is highlighted.
How John Foley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Foley is highlighted in Jan.
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