Women in the Garda
Rita Delaney – Dublin in the 1980s
Interviewed 15 April 2021 Inspector Rita Delaney is a retired member of An Garda...
Catherine Bartley – FEMALE GARDAÍ AND UNIFORM
Interviewed on 1 October 2021 Garda Catherine Bartley joined An Garda Síochána in 1987 and retired...
Catherine Clancy – POLICING IN CAMBODIA
Interviewed 25 October 2021 Catherine Clancy was the first woman to be appointed an...
Catherine Clancy – Retired Assistant Commissioner
Interviewed 25 October 2021 JOINING AN GARDA SÍÓCHÁNA Catherine Clancy was the first woman to be...
Phyllis Nolan
FULL INTERVIEW WITH PHYLLIS NOLAN (11/10/21) JOHN O’BRIEN (NARRATOR): This is an interview...
Ann Reilly – BURNING OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY (1972)
Interviewed on 20 September 2021 Ann Reilly, a native of Tallanstown in County Louth, joined An...
Phyliss Nolan – International Police Association
Interviewed on 11th October 2021 Phyllis Nolan, a native of Carlow, joined An Garda...
Catherine Clancy – TEMPLEMORE MEMORIES
Interviewed 25 October 2021 Catherine Clancy was the first woman to be appointed an assistant...
Rita Delaney Interviewed – ‘I WAS ABOUT TO DO AN ABOUT TURN’
Interviewed 15 April 2021 Inspector Rita Delaney is a retired member of An Garda Siochána. A...
Women in the Garda – First in 1959
In July 1959, following a long-running campaign by civic groups, twelve women joined An Garda...
Rita Delaney – Dublin in the 1980s
Interviewed 15 April 2021 Inspector Rita Delaney is a retired member of An Garda Siochána. A native of Laois, Rita joined the Gardaí in 1984 and spent three decades in the force, before retiring in 2013. In this piece of audio Rita outlines her experience...
Catherine Bartley – FEMALE GARDAÍ AND UNIFORM
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...
Catherine Clancy – POLICING IN CAMBODIA
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 – Retired Assistant Commissioner
Interviewed 25 October 2021 JOINING AN GARDA SÍÓCHÁNA 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....
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...
Ann Reilly – BURNING OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY (1972)
Interviewed on 20 September 2021 Ann Reilly, a native of Tallanstown in County Louth, joined An Garda Siochána in 1968. In this audio segment, taken from a recording undertaken by Rita Delaney in September 2021, Ann recalls her memories of the burning of the British...
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 – TEMPLEMORE MEMORIES
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 surprised...
Rita Delaney Interviewed – ‘I WAS ABOUT TO DO AN ABOUT TURN’
Interviewed 15 April 2021 Inspector Rita Delaney is a retired member of An Garda Siochána. A native of Laois, Rita joined the Gardaí in 1984 and spent three decades in the force, before retiring in 2013. In this piece of audio selected from an interview...
Women in the Garda – First in 1959
In July 1959, following a long-running campaign by civic groups, twelve women joined An Garda Siochána and were allocated to Pearse Street Station. Since then, women have made a crucial contribution to the organisation. There are currently almost 4,000 females...
Rita Delaney – I GOT A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD ONE DAY AND I APPLIED TO JOIN THE GARDA SÍOCHÁNA.’
Rita Delaney Interviewed 15 April 2021 ‘I GOT A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD ONE DAY AND I APPLIED TO JOIN THE GARDA SÍOCHÁNA.’ Inspector Rita Delaney is a retired member of An Garda Siochána. A native of Laois, Rita joined the Gardaí in 1984 and spent three...
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...
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 Bartley – ‘I HADN’T TOLD ANYBODY THAT I WAS AFTER APPLYING FOR THE GUARDS’
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 Garda dogs. Catherine...
Catherine Bartley – DROWNING IN THE LIFFEY
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 Garda dogs. Catherine...
Brendan Walsh – JOINING AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA
Interviewed 7 July 2021 In this piece of audio, Brendan Walsh, a native of Dublin speaks about his decision to join An Garda Síóchána in 1982. He reflects on the influence of a local Guard who encouraged him to join the force when he was a young man. Brendan also...
Phyllis Nolan – ‘OF COURSE WOMEN WERE PAID LESS THAN MEN!’
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, 30 years after the first appointment of women to the Gardaí. In this...
Catherine Clancy – FIRST STATION – EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN IN AGS
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 surprised...