The Garda Síochána, more commonly referred to as the Gardaí or "the Guards", is the national police service of Ireland. The service is headed by the Garda Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are in Dublin's Phoenix Park.
Garda Síochána College is the education and training college of the Garda Síochána. It is located at McCan Barracks, Templemore, County Tipperary in Ireland. The college has been in Templemore since 1964.
The Emergency Response Unit (ERU) is the police tactical unit of the Garda Síochána, Ireland's national police and security service. The unit was a section of the forces' Special Detective Unit (SDU), under the Crime and Security Branch (CSB) until 2017, when the Special Tactics and Operational Command was created to take over its operational duties alongside Armed Support Units.
The Special Detective Unit (SDU) is the main domestic security agency of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland, under the aegis of the Crime & Security Branch (CSB). It is the primary counter-terrorism and counter-espionage investigative unit within the state. The Special Detective Unit superseded the Special Branch, which itself replaced the older Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which was founded in 1921. They work in conjunction with the Defence Forces Directorate of Military Intelligence (J2) – Ireland's national intelligence service – on internal matters. The unit's headquarters are in Harcourt Street, Dublin City.
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is an independent statutory body in Ireland charged with overseeing the Garda Síochána, the national police force. It is a three-member body established under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to deal with complaints from members of the public about the conduct of Gardaí.
Law enforcement in the Republic of Ireland is the responsibility of Ireland's civilian police force, the Garda Síochána, commonly referred to as the Gardaí. It is responsible for all civil policing within the country and has been the only territorial police force since their merger with the Dublin Metropolitan Police in 1925.
The Walter Scott Medal for Valor is a medal awarded for acts of bravery by the Garda Síochána.
Seán Liddy was an Irish politician and founder member of the Garda Síochána. On his retirement, he also founded and became the first President of the Garda Pensioners Association (1961–1966), later to be renamed the Garda Síochána Retired Members Association (GSRMA).
Henry Byrne and John Morley, two officers of the Garda Síochána, the police force of Ireland, were murdered on 7 July 1980 by alleged members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). The officers' deaths provoked national outrage. Three men were apprehended, convicted, and sentenced to death for capital murder. Two of the sentences were later reduced to 40 years imprisonment while the third was overturned.
Armed Support Units (ASU) are specialist armed response units of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland. Based in all six Garda regions in the country, Garda ASU officers carry a combination of lethal firearms and non-lethal weapons, as opposed to regular uniformed Gardaí who are unarmed. They are similar to Authorised Firearms Officers of British police forces.
Vincent Nolan, Garda Síochána and recipient of the Scott Medal, 27 August 1936 – 25 January 1980.
Michael Henegan was a member of the Garda Síochána 10307A and recipient of the Scott Medal.
Michael Noel Canavan was an Irish policeman with Garda Síochána (21578C) and a recipient of the Scott Medal.
Michael Joseph Reynolds was a member of the Garda Síochána, who was posthumously awarded the Scott Medal for bravery after being fatally wounded in a pursuit of bank robbers operating on behalf of the Official IRA.
Peter P. Canavan was an Irish policeman with the Garda Síochána (17441F) and a recipient of the Scott Medal.
Martin Donnellan, Garda Síochána Detective Sergeant 17179D and recipient of the Scott Medal, born 1948.
James Mulroy, was an Irish police officer who was the first recipient of the Scott Medal.
Patrick Quinn was an Irish police officer, and a recipient of the Scott Medal.
Richard Christopher Fallon was an Irish police officer who received the Scott Medal. He was the first member of the Garda Síochána to be killed in the line of duty as a consequence of The Troubles
Thomas Stephen Walsh was a senior Irish police officer who received the Scott Medal.
