DUBLIN – Canadian Ambassador to Ireland Kevin Vickers is once again being called a hero for tackling a man heavily armed with a loud voice before he could detonate his opinions at a ceremony yesterday commemorating the losses of British soldiers during the Easter Rising of 1916.
The man responsible for thwarting the attack on Canadian Parliament in 2014 selflessly flung himself towards a man speaking in a heavy accent and who was clearly not invited to the peaceful event. Local Garda were a distant 30 second walk away from the man approaching the podium and Vickers had only one opportunity to save the event from being mildly disrupted.
“There were approximately 100 innocent dignitaries, politicians and diplomats in attendance. [Vickers] saved from being blasted by abrasive and downright rude statements that we might not agree with,” said British Brigadier Warren Marshall who was sitting in the row behind Vickers. “Had the Ambassador not courageously intervened, many of us would be feeling more uncomfortable right now.”
How the Ambassador managed to overpower the radical by only using his superior size and years of police training astounded Canadian and Irish politicians and media.
“He is hero for preventing that inconvenient interruption,” explained Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. “We have already named May 28th as Kevin Vickers Day and I made him the Commissioner of Garda.”
Queen Elizabeth has announced that Vickers will be awarded the distinguished Queen Victoria Order for The Protection of Ceremonial Etiquette.
