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A HISTORY OF AN GARDA S{OCHANA VICKY CONWAY 7 a - a = r P h e M » t s o Aeld 1 * py weiwL s s e i M a e >> g a9 ay O n o oaee rAd a e ’ - m _=7 ee> — 23-299HF Re | aS LEABHARLANNA CHONTAE FHINE GALL FINGAL COUNTY LIBRARIES Items should be returned on or before the last date shown below. Items may be renewed by personal application, writing, telephone or by accessing the online Catalogue Service on Fingal Libraries’ website. To renew give date due, borrower ticket number and PIN number if using online catalogue. Fines are charged on overdue items and will include postage incurred in recovery. Damage to, or loss of items will be charged to the borrower. “Date Due Date Due Date Due _— mn Pall Yr -8 augzom \® ‘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 colonial 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 development 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 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/policingtwentietOO00conw 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. Routledge SOLON Explorations in Crime and Criminal Justice Histories Edited by Kim Stevenson University ofP lymouth Judith Rowbotham Nottingham Trent University David Nash Oxford Brookes University This series is a collaboration between Routledge and the SOLON consortium (promoting studies in law, crime and history), to present cutting-edge interdisci- plinary research in crime and criminal justice history, through monographs and thematic collected editions which reflect on key issues and dilemmas in criminology and socio-legal studies by locating them within a historical dimension. The emphasis here is on inspiring use of historical and historiographical methodo- logical approaches to the contextualising and understanding of current priorities and problems. This series aims to highlight the best, most innovative interdisci- plinary work from both new and established scholars in the field, through focus- ing on the enduring historical resonances to current core criminological and socio-legal issues. Shame, Blame and Culpability Crime and violence in the modern state Edited by Judith Rowbotham, Marianna Muravyeva and David Nash 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 Taylor & Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK First published 2014 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2014 Vicky Conway The right of Vicky Conway to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Conway, Vicky. Policing twentieth century Ireland : a history of an Garda Siochana / Vicky Conway. pages cm. — (Routledge SOLON explorations in crime an criminal justice histories) 1. Ireland. Garda Siochana. I. Title. 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