The Guarding of Ireland – The Garda Síochána and the Irish State 1960–2014

A very timely analysis of the Garda Síochána, the Irish police force, as it navigates one of the most difficult years since its foundation.It is a story marked by success and failure, by attempted reform and resistance to change, by outstanding individual performance and deplorable lapses in discipline. More than an account of policing and politics, this is the story of the Republic's troubled coming of age.In this excellent history of the Garda Síochána, the Irish police force, Conor Brady, the