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Dublin Live
06-07-2025
- Dublin Live
Gardai praised for reuniting tourist with lost phone containing pics of late grandad
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A member of the Garda has been hailed for aiding a tourist who misplaced her phone, filled with cherished photos of her late grandad, just as she was boarding a flight back to Poland. Aleksandra had been holidaying in Ireland and was on her way home to Poland when she accidentally left her phone at Dublin Airport's boarding gate. The flight had already taken off from Dublin when Aleksandra realised her phone was missing. Another passenger found the phone and managed to send a text to Aleksandra's fiancé, saying she would hand it over to security at Dublin Airport. However, Aleksandra didn't know where exactly the woman had handed it in, and the phone's battery died before she could find out, reports the Irish Mirror. Aleksandra's grandfather, a significant figure in her life, had recently passed away. Her phone held many sentimental photographs, voice notes and videos of him which seemed lost as they were not backed up. Desperate to retrieve these precious mementos, Aleksandra flew back to Ireland in an attempt to locate the phone. Upon landing back in Dublin, Aleksandra first checked with airport staff, but unfortunately, the phone couldn't be located. In a final effort, she approached officers at the Garda Station near Terminal 1 around 4am on Tuesday morning. Garda Grace Roddy, who was on overnight duty at the public desk, heard about Aleksandra's plight and was determined to help. Going "above and beyond to assist" Garda Roddy scoured the airport but initially couldn't find the phone. Refusing to give up, she returned to the gate Aleksandra had departed from days earlier and there, hidden away in a drawer at one of the airline's desks, she found the phone. The phone, filled with cherished photographs, videos, and audio clips, was returned to Aleksandra on what serendipitously turned out to be her 30th birthday. An Garda Siochana shared the touching tale on their Facebook page, including an email from Aleksandra expressing gratitude to Garda Roddy for her assistance. "Ms. Garda Grace Roddy demonstrated genuine empathy, took the time to listen and made every effort to help me get my phone back - even though she was not obliged to do so," Aleksandra wrote. "Her professionalism and willingness to act made things happen. She found my phone which I truly appreciate. In times when such personal commitment is rare, Ms. Garda Grace Roddy's actions deserve to be recognised." The story prompted a massive reaction online, with social media users lavishing praise on Garda Roddy for aiding the Polish national. One person said: "That's what makes the Irish Police different from all other Police forces anywhere." Another added: "What a wonderful happy story. That's what you could look forward to telling all your family and friends about the real good decent people of Ireland and what a very kind Gardai to go to such lengths. Well done. Total Respect." While a third said: "What a fabulous young lady, Garda Grace Roddy is, such empathy, An Garda Siochana are very lucky to have her as are the general public. It is great that Aleksandra contacted the station to show her gratitude. human nature is sometimes that we tell more of the negative side rather than the good news." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
The Irish Sun
04-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
‘What a lovely story', people cry as tourist praises Dublin Airport Garda for ‘genuine empathy' after beloved item lost
A GARDA has been praised for going "above and beyond" in helping a tourist at Dublin Airport, after she lost her phone containing priceless family photos. Aleksandra had visited Ireland and was returning home to Advertisement Already in the air when she realised, Aleksandra was lucky when a woman found her phone and texted her fiancé saying she would hand it in. The phone contained "many sentimental photographs, voice notes and videos" of Aleksandra's grandfather, who had recently passed away, which were not backed up. Flying back to In a "last-ditch effort", she approached the Advertisement READ MORE ON IRISH NEWS Garda Grace Roddy was on overnight duty when she heard the story and was determined to help. Garda Roddy went "above and beyond to assist", searching throughout the airport. After little success at first, she eventually returned to the gate that Aleksandra had flown out from and found the phone tucked away in a drawer at one of the airline desks. She returned it and its much-cherished contents to a delighted Aleksandra on what happened to be her 30th birthday. Advertisement Most read in Irish News Members of the public have come out praising Garda Roddy for her actions in a IRISH PRIDE One commenter said: "Awh what a lovely story, such a happy ending. Well done Garda Grace Roddy!" Another added: "Beautiful. Garda Roddy God bless you and continue being that kind and helpful." One person took the time to praise Advertisement Another praised Irish people as a whole, saying: "Sorry lads but this makes me so proud to be Irish". Upon returning home, Aleksandra emailed An Garda Siochana to thank them and Garda Roddy for their efforts. She said: "Ms. Garda Grace Roddy demonstrated genuine empathy, took the time to listen and made every effort to help me get my phone back — even though she was not obliged to do so. " Her professionalism and willingness to act made things happen. She found my phone which I truly appreciate. " Advertisement 1 Garda Roddy has been praised for going 'above and beyond' while assisting Aleksandra Credit: Facebook
Irish Daily Mirror
03-07-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Garda praised for going above and beyond to help reunite tourist with lost phone
A garda member has been praised for coming to the rescue of a tourist who lost her phone containing sentimental photos of her late grandad just as she was boarding a flight back to Poland. Aleksandra had been visiting Ireland and was returning home to Poland when she accidentally misplaced her phone at her flight's boarding gate in Dublin Airport. The flight had already departed Dublin when the young woman realised that she had left her phone behind. A fellow passenger came upon the phone and managed to send a text from it to Aleksandra's fiancé to say that she would hand it in to security at Dublin Airport. However, Aleksandra didn't know where exactly the woman had handed it in, and the phone's battery eventually died before she could find out. Aleksandra's grandfather was a very important figure in her life and had only recently passed away. Her phone contained many sentimental photographs, voice notes and videos of him which suddenly appeared lost as they were not backed up. The Polish woman was so desperate to get these important mementos back that she flew back to Ireland in a bid to try locate the phone. After landing back in Dublin Airport, Aleksandra first checked with airport staff, but unfortunately the phone couldn't be located. In one last ditch effort, she came to speak with officers at the Garda Station near Terminal 1 around 4am on Tuesday morning. Garda Grace Roddy was on overnight duty at the public desk and having heard the story, was determined to help. Garda Roddy went 'above and beyond to assist' doing all the rounds in the airport to find it, but to no success. Not giving up, she decided to make her way back to the gate that Aleksandra had flown out from only days previous. That's where Garda Roddy discovered the phone tucked away out of sight in a drawer at one of the airline's desks. The phone with all the much cherished photographs, videos and audio clips was returned to Aleksandra on what happened to be her 30th birthday. An Garda Siochana shared the heartwarming story on their Facebook page along with an email Aleksandra had sent to Garda Roddy thanking her for her help. 'Ms. Garda Grace Roddy demonstrated genuine empathy, took the time to listen and made every effort to help me get my phone back — even though she was not obliged to do so," Aleksandra said. "Her professionalism and willingness to act made things happen. She found my phone which I truly appreciate. 'In times when such personal commitment is rare, Ms. Garda Grace Roddy's actions deserve to be recognised.' The Facebook post sparked a huge response on social media, with members of the public heaping praise on Garda Roddy for coming to the rescue of the Polish woman. "That's what makes the Irish Police different from all other Police forces anywhere," one person said. "What a wonderful happy story. That's what you could look forward to telling all your family and friends about the real good decent people of Ireland and what a very kind Gardai to go to such lengths. Well done. Total Respect," another person said. While a third added: "What a fabulous young lady, Garda Grace Roddy is, such empathy, An Garda Siochana are very lucky to have her as are the general public. It is great that Aleksandra contacted the station to show her gratitude. human nature is sometimes that we tell more of the negative side rather than the good news."
