09/02/2022
9 February 1922 - 9 February 2022
It has arrived at last... 100 years to the date when General Michael Collins convened a meeting in Room 85 of the Gresham Hotel to set about creating a new police force for Ireland.
Today, on the 9th February 2022 and to celebrate this historic day, the Garda Síochána Retired Members Association's Oral History Project was formally launched. It is called: Capturing our History - an Oral History of An Garda Síochána 1922-2022 and can be found at https://www.gsrmacapturingourhistory.com/.
This project captures the oral living history of policing from the early years of An Garda Síochána to modern times. It adds to the lore of the history of the service and will be a resource for all to view, listen and experience what members of An Garda Síochána, their families and others experienced during this 100-year period.
The GSRMA commenced this project almost two years ago and since that time have been recording and transcribing the experiences and stories of our members, families and others who have a story to tell. There is much much more to come and we hope that you will enjoy listening and reading about these life stories as they are added to the project.
Contact us on [email protected].
GSRMA House
