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Patrick Campbell – NOW WEARING THE UNIFORM

Interviewed on 12th October 1977   Patrick Campbell was born in Aughrim in County Galway in January 1902. He joined An Garda Síochána on the 25th March 1922 and served in the force until May 1956. He was one of the earliest members of An Garda Síocána (registered...
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John O’Brien – THE LIGHTER SIDE

Interviewed 2020 John O'Brien from Ballinhassig in Cork joined the Gardaí in 1968. On retiring almost 40 years later in 2006, he had reached the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent. He had also been Head of the National Office for Interpol and Europol.  As a...

Matt Cosgrave – Reflections on Life as a Garda (As Gaeilge – In Irish)

Interviewed 27 September 2021 A native of Carna in Galway’s Gaeltacht area, Retired Superintendent Matt Cosgrave speaks in his native Irish about his life in An Garda Síochána. Matt, who joined AGS in 1959, reflects on his background in rural Galway, the introduction...
Eamon Hession

Eamon Hession – SPECIAL DETECTIVE UNIT AND IMMIGRATION

Interviewed 18 June 2021 In this section, retired Sergeant Eamon Hession speaks about his memories of being involved in the process of checking immigration following the introduction of a common travel area between Britain and Ireland. He refers to the SDU, which...
Eamon Hession

Eamon Hessi – MALCOLM MACARTHUR

18 June 2021 On 22 July 1982, thirty-seven-year-old Malcolm MacArthur murdered a nurse named Bridie Gargan (aged 27) who while trying to steal her car. MacArthur, born ON 17 April 1945, was a well-known eccentric character in Dublin social circles, who turned to...

John O’Brien – 1968 to 2006

  O'BRIEN: This is the 7th July 2021. My name is John O'Brien, and I'm a retired member of the Garda Síochána. I joined the Garda Síochána in 1968 and I retired in 2006 with the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent.  Today's recording is a preface to the...

Phyllis Nolan

FULL INTERVIEW WITH PHYLLIS NOLAN (11/10/21) JOHN O’BRIEN (NARRATOR): This is an interview conducted on the 11th October 2021. It’s conducted by Rita Delaney of the GSRMA, the Garda Siochána Retired Members Association, and it is in conjunction with the oral history...

Phyliss Nolan – International Police Association

Interviewed on 11th October 2021   Phyllis Nolan, a native of Carlow, joined An Garda Síochána in 1961. She became the first female to be promoted to the rank of Superintendent on 22nd February 1989, thirty years after the first appointment of women to the...

Catherine Clancy – REFLECTIONS ON CAREER

Interviewed 25 October 2021   Catherine Clancy was the first woman to be appointed an assistant commissioner in An Garda Síochána on 10 September 2003. A native of Donegal, she joined AGS in 1975 and enjoyed steady promotion through the ranks. In 2008, she...

Catherine Clancy – WOMEN AND PROMOTION

Retired Assistant Commissioner Catherine Clancy Interviewed 25 October 2021 WOMEN AND PROMOTION   Catherine Clancy was the first woman to be appointed an assistant commissioner in An Garda Síochána on 10 September 2003. A native of Donegal, she joined AGS in 1975...
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Catherine Bartley – LOOKING BACK NOW ON MY CAREER, I ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT IN STAGES OF DOGS.

Interviewed on 1 October 2021 Garda Catherine Bartley joined An Garda Síochána in 1987 and retired in 2019, having worked in various sections of the force, latterly the Dog Unit, where she spent many years and became well known for her work with the Garda dogs....

Ann Reilly – ONE GIRL [GARDA] ON CALL … FOR THE WHOLE CITY

 Interviewed on 20 September 2021 Ann Reilly, a native of Tallanstown in County Louth, joined An Garda Siochána in 1968. In this recording, undertaken by Rita Delaney, Ann speaks about the experience of being a female garda (then referred to as a Ban Garda), in...

Catherine Clancy – RETURN TO DONEGAL – IN CHARGE IN BALLYSHANNON

Interviewed 25 October 2021   Catherine Clancy was the first woman to be appointed an assistant commissioner in An Garda Síochána on 10 September 2003. A native of Donegal, she joined AGS in 1975 and enjoyed steady promotion through the ranks. In 2008, she...

Catherine Bartley – TRAINING DOGS

Interviewed on 1 October 2021 Garda Catherine Bartley joined An Garda Síochána in 1987 and retired in 2019, having worked in various sections of the force, latterly the Dog Unit, where she spent many years and became well known for her work the Garda dogs. Catherine...

Patrick Campbell – NOW WEARING THE UNIFORM

Interviewed on 12th October 1977   Patrick Campbell was born in Aughrim in County Galway in January 1902. He joined An Garda Síochána on the 25th March 1922 and served in the force until May 1956. He was one of the earliest members of An Garda Síocána (registered...

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John O’Brien – THE LIGHTER SIDE

Interviewed 2020 John O'Brien from Ballinhassig in Cork joined the Gardaí in 1968. On retiring almost 40 years later in 2006, he had reached the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent. He had also been Head of the National Office for Interpol and Europol.  As a...

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Eamon Hession – SPECIAL DETECTIVE UNIT AND IMMIGRATION

Interviewed 18 June 2021 In this section, retired Sergeant Eamon Hession speaks about his memories of being involved in the process of checking immigration following the introduction of a common travel area between Britain and Ireland. He refers to the SDU, which...

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Eamon Hessi – MALCOLM MACARTHUR

18 June 2021 On 22 July 1982, thirty-seven-year-old Malcolm MacArthur murdered a nurse named Bridie Gargan (aged 27) who while trying to steal her car. MacArthur, born ON 17 April 1945, was a well-known eccentric character in Dublin social circles, who turned to...

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John O’Brien – 1968 to 2006

  O'BRIEN: This is the 7th July 2021. My name is John O'Brien, and I'm a retired member of the Garda Síochána. I joined the Garda Síochána in 1968 and I retired in 2006 with the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent.  Today's recording is a preface to the...

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Phyllis Nolan

FULL INTERVIEW WITH PHYLLIS NOLAN (11/10/21) JOHN O’BRIEN (NARRATOR): This is an interview conducted on the 11th October 2021. It’s conducted by Rita Delaney of the GSRMA, the Garda Siochána Retired Members Association, and it is in conjunction with the oral history...

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Phyliss Nolan – International Police Association

Interviewed on 11th October 2021   Phyllis Nolan, a native of Carlow, joined An Garda Síochána in 1961. She became the first female to be promoted to the rank of Superintendent on 22nd February 1989, thirty years after the first appointment of women to the...

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Catherine Clancy – REFLECTIONS ON CAREER

Interviewed 25 October 2021   Catherine Clancy was the first woman to be appointed an assistant commissioner in An Garda Síochána on 10 September 2003. A native of Donegal, she joined AGS in 1975 and enjoyed steady promotion through the ranks. In 2008, she...

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Catherine Clancy – WOMEN AND PROMOTION

Retired Assistant Commissioner Catherine Clancy Interviewed 25 October 2021 WOMEN AND PROMOTION   Catherine Clancy was the first woman to be appointed an assistant commissioner in An Garda Síochána on 10 September 2003. A native of Donegal, she joined AGS in 1975...

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Catherine Bartley – TRAINING DOGS

Interviewed on 1 October 2021 Garda Catherine Bartley joined An Garda Síochána in 1987 and retired in 2019, having worked in various sections of the force, latterly the Dog Unit, where she spent many years and became well known for her work the Garda dogs. Catherine...

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