An Garda Síochána, more commonly referred to as the Gardaí or "the Guards", is the national police and security service of the Republic of Ireland. The service is headed by the Garda Commissioner, who
Officers' Mess, Garda Headquarters
New Garda recruits salute President Seán T. O'Kelly, An Tóstal, 1954
Garda Traffic Corps in Dublin
Garda directing traffic in Dublin in 1963
Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a country in Northwestern Europe. It consists of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital
Garda Síochána
…Guardian(s) of the Peace"), more commonly referred to as the Gardaí (pronounced ) or "the Guards", is the national police and security service of the Republic 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. Since the…
Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891) addressing a meeting. The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Parnell.
Damage in Dublin city centre following the 1916 Easter Rising
Leinster House, Dublin. In 1922 a new parliament called the Oireachtas was established, of which Dáil Éireann became the lower house.
Éamon de Valera, Irish political leader, pictured outside Ennis Courthouse in 1917. He would later be involved in introducing the 1937 Constitution of Ireland.