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‘This is an interesting book on the police force of the Republic of Ireland,
An Garda Stochana, and forms a valuable contribution to our knowledge of
policing within the British Isles. Conway traces the development of the Garda
from independence in the early 1920s through the Troubles, and to adjusting to a
rapidly changing society in recent decades while facing several scandals. It is an
engaging analysis of an under-researched force which emerged from British colo-
nial policing and uniquely served as a pillar of reconstruction in post-independence
Irish society.’
Maurice Punch, Visiting Professor, King’s College London
and London School of Economics, UK
‘Policing Twentieth Century Ireland is a must read for scholars of Irish policing
and of policing scholars more generally. Policing in Ireland has left its fingerprints
on policing practices across the globe and this authoritative and well written book
sheds new light on a history of policing so intermeshed with the nature and devel-
opment of the state, conflict and social change. It is a welcome addition for
criminologists, sociologists, lawyers and historians.’
Sharon Pickering, Australian Research Council Professorial
Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology,
Monash University, Australia
‘In this book Dr Vicky Conway paints a rich and valuable picture of policing in
Ireland over the last 100 years. It is highly readable, well informed and thought-
ful, and will be invaluable to anyone interested in Irish policing or. curious about
criminal law enforcement in states that have undergone a transition from colonial
to independent rule. It throws wonderful light in particular on the colonial and
post-colonial determinants that have shaped — and continue to shape — the govern-
ance and legitimacy of policing in Ireland. Employing post-colonial theory as one
tool of analysis, Conway provides an insight not ordinarily captured in conven-
tional Anglo-American policing histories. She seamlessly weaves the personal
accounts of 42 retired members of the Irish police force with more academic
analyses, ensuring a rich and nuanced commentary. Combing the personal with
the scholarly, and the historical with the conceptual, this book is both original and
compelling.’
Shane Kilcommins, Professor of Law,
University College Cork, Ireland
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Policing Twentieth Century Ireland
The twentieth century was a time of rapid social change in Ireland: from colonial
rule to independence, civil war and later the Troubles; from poverty to globalisa-
tion and the Celtic Tiger; and from the rise to the fall of the Catholic Church.
Policing in Ireland has been shaped by all of these changes. This book critically
evaluates the creation of the new police force, an Garda Siochana, in the 1920s
and analyses how this institution was influenced by and responded to these
substantial changes.
Beginning with an overview of policing in pre-independence Ireland, this book
chronologically charts the history of policing in Ireland. It presents data from oral
history interviews with retired gardai who served between the 1950s and 1990s,
giving unique insight into the experience of policing Ireland, the first study of its
kind in Ireland. Particular attention is paid to the difficulties of transition, the
early encounters with the IRA, the policing of the Blueshirts, the world wars,
gangs in Dublin and the growth ofd rugs and crime. Particularly noteworthy is the
analysis of policing the Troubles and the immense difficulties that generated.
This book is essential reading for those interested in policing or Irish history,
but is equally important for those concerned with the legacy of colonialism and
transition.
Vicky Conway is a senior lecturer in Criminal Law at the University of Kent.
With degrees in law and criminology she completed her PhD on accountability in
the Irish police at Queen’s University Belfast in 2008. She has previously held
positions at the University of Leeds, University of Limerick and Queen’s
University Belfast. She has published extensively on policing and the Garda
Siochana and regularly contributes to humanrights.ie.
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Policing Twentieth Century Ireland
A history of an Garda Siochana
Vicky Conway
Policing Twentieth
Century Ireland
A history of an Garda Siochana
Vicky Conway
Routledge
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© 2014 Vicky Conway
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asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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Conway, Vicky.
Policing twentieth century Ireland : a history of an Garda Siochana / Vicky
Conway.
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1. Ireland. Garda Siochana. I. Title.
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