Irish Chaplain Awarded Medal After Forgiving Teen Who Stabbed Him

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Congrats, Father Murphy!

Defence Forces honour army chaplain who survived stabbing and forgave his attacker

Fr Paul Murphy's distinguished service medal recognises his strength and dignity during and after the stabbing at Renmore Barracks in Galway

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Army chaplain who forgave attacker awarded service medal

An army chaplain who was stabbed at Renmore Barracks in Galway in 2024 has been awarded a medal for distinguished service, along with three other soldiers who came to his aid during the incident.

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Minister McEntee Presents Distinguished Service Medals

Minister for Defence Ms. Helen McEntee TD and Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Rossa Mulcahy present Distinguished Service Medals to Father Paul Murphy, Private Dylan Geraghty, Corporal Daniel Padden and Private Ciara Shanahan.

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Some of the backstory:

Chaplain injured in terror attack and three soldiers to receive bravery award from Irish military

On 15 August 2024, as he drove back into Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa Barracks in Galway, a radicalised teenage boy stabbed him.

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Defence Forces chaplain repeatedly stabbed tells his attacker he forgives him | BreakingNews

Fr Murphy said if it wasn't him that night, it would have been someone else

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Teen pleads guilty to attempted murder of popular chaplain at army barracks - News - Kildare Nationalist

The teenager replied guilty to the count of attempted murder at Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, Renmore Barracks in Galway on August 15th, 2024

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Army chaplain hugs teen who repeatedly stabbed him as he tells him ‘I forgive you’

"I thank God every single day that the knife tore through my skin, and not through the body of one of my comrades.”

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