Issue Date: 20th May 2022
The Annual Garda Memorial Day for members of An Garda Síochána killed in the line of duty will take place at the Dubhlinn Gardens, Dublin Castle, on Saturday the 21st May, 2022 at 12 noon.
The event is even more poignant this year in the Centenary Year of An Garda Síochána, and the return of the Memorial as a public event after 2 years of Covid-19 restrictions.
An Garda Síochána Memorial Garden honours the members of An Garda Síochána who gave their lives in the service of the State.
The historical associations of the Organisation with Dublin Castle were very much to the forefront in choosing The Dubhlinn Gardens at Dublin Castle as the location for the Memorial Garden.
Dublin Castle is associated with An Garda Síochána since the foundation of the State. It is the location where An Garda Síochána affirmed its authority as the National Policing Force on 9th February, 1922, thereby commencing the phasing out of the Royal Irish Constabulary which ended its policing role in August of that year.
Journalists attending are asked to email their intention to pressoffice@garda.ieand to be at the Little Ship Street entrance to Dublin Castle at 11.30hrs on the 21st May. Due to limited space at the Memorial only those journalists who have confirmed their attendance by email will be allowed access.
