Guardians of the Peace: The Early Years of the Irish Police Force

The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with the Dublin City Council Culture Company.

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Talk by Conor Brady,  former editor of The Irish Times and former member of the Garda Ombudsman Commission.

Tercentenary Hall - Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute

Guardians of the Peace is a political history of the Irish police force, An Garda Síochana, from its foundation at the birth of the Irish State, through the Irish Civil War, the threat of the fascist ‘Blueshirts’, the continuing campaign of the IRA, de Valera’s entry into the Dáil in 1932 and the creation, effectively of his own police force – ’The Broy Harriers’ – through World War 2. Conor Brady is former editor of The Irish Times and former member of the Garda Ombudsman CommissionAdditional InformationIN PERSON EVENT/ Wheelchair Accessible (please book a Wheelchair Accessible Seating ticket) / All Ages ISL interpretation provided (Please book an ISL Seating ticket to ensure ISL Interpreter seating access)

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