Women in the 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...
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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...
Photograph of Rita DELANEY

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...
Photograph of Rita DELANEY

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...
Photograph of Catherine Bartley with dog

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...
Photograph of Catherine Bartley with dog

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...
Photograph of Catherine Bartley with dog

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...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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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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...

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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 – 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...

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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...

read more

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 – 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...

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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...

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