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He’s no longer in charge of patrolling the Canadian parliamentary precinct, but it seems that Kevin Vickers still has the quick reflex that served him so well during his tenure as House of Commons sergeant-at-arms.

Vickers — Canada’s ambassador to Ireland — tackled a protester Thursday in Dublin during a ceremony to remember British soldiers killed in the 1916 Easter Rising.

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The Global Affairs Department confirmed the incident, stating that Vickers “intercepted a protester who ran up to the podium” during the commemoration.

Security officers arrested the protester moments later.

A Global Affairs spokesman says Vickers was not injured in the incident.

The Irish Independent reported that Vickers “was the first to react” when a protester interrupted the ceremony.

According to the paper, Vickers “quickly tackled the man and physically moved him away.”

An unidentified witness told the Independent that the man “just ran forward and started screaming ‘It’s a disgrace.'”

“He was tackled by somebody, and it was only after that I realized it was the Canadian ambassador,” the witness said.

Vickers was celebrated as a hero for his actions during the Oct. 22 shootings on Parliament Hill.

He was representing Canada at the Easter Rising ceremony as a guest of Charles Flanagan, Ireland’s foreign affairs minister.

With files from the Canadian Press.