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Why do Dubs call the guards "police"?

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  • 24-01-2009 1:33pm
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    darkdubh
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    I always notice on the news whenever theres a shooting or murder In Dublin and they interview bystanders they always refer to the "police" rather than the guards.They havent been offically called that since 1922 so i wonder why this is.You dont get it anywhere else in the country.
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    Four-Percent
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    We don't, Sharon Ní Bheoláin does though.It's just the newsreaders.


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    ironictoaster
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    the gards.


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    Kiera
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    Who cares? In fairness, they've been called worse.


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    stovelid
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    Because we're all dirty WEST-BRITS, that's why.


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    B0X
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    Eh, no we don't.

    In fact, I don't think i've ever heard another dubliner refer to the Gardai as "Police".


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    Carroller
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    Watching too much fair city are we??

    They piss me off with there "Cops" and "Police" references to try broaden the show to more people than the Irish.....Its never gonne work, give up its the GAURDS


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    Gary ITR
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    Being a 'Dub' myself I don't think I've ever heard people call the Guards 'The Police'. Sure what has Sting and the rest of them got to do with An Garda Siochana anyway?


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    Hagar
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    We don't. Where do the culchies get these queer ideas?

    More to the point why do culchies call the Gardaí guards?


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    robby^5
    Registered Users Posts: 1,969 ✭✭✭robby^5


    pfft I call them the 5-0 homeboy, or the po-lice knowwhaimsayin?


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    Biggins
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    robby^5 wrote: »
    pfft I call them the 5-0 homeboy, or the po-lice knowwhaimsayin?

    Yeaa respeckt Bro'


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    A.C.A.B.


    :D


    /nods to Kiera - haven't heard it since about 1978 myself!..


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    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    Mairt wrote: »
    A.C.A.B.


    :D
    Jesus, Mairt. You've brought be back to 1989 :)


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    Mark200
    Registered Users Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    I call them police. I don't think it has anything to do with being a Dubliner though.


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    Jazzy
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    because we know it annoys anal culchies


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    At least spell it Gards if you can't type Gardaí - spelling it with a u is a tad hypocritical.


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    Johnny Utah
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    Old Bill ftw


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    rossie1977
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    as someone from outside dublin, i hate the word "guards" to describe our police force. it sounds like instead of a proper police force we have a group of security men :(


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    OneForTheRoad
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    pigs tbh


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    alannologo
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    why to the culchies call everyone boss and always end up marrying there sisters?


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    alannologo
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    the 5 0


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    OneForTheRoad
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    alannologo wrote: »
    why to the culchies call everyone boss and always end up marrying there sisters?

    probably because they have about 7 nixers on the go on various building sites, and their sisters are hotter than their brothers.


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    johnp
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    the PoPo


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    mikemac
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    the shades :cool:


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    Shacklebolt
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    Hagar wrote: »
    We don't. Where do the culchies get these queer ideas?

    More to the point why do culchies call the Gardaí guards?

    A larger percentage of Dubs do it than people from elsewhere but not allof them by any means.

    And we call them guards because 'Garda' means just that-a guard.


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    Executive Steve
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    Real dubs call them the Peelers...


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    stovelid
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    alannologo wrote: »
    and always end up marrying there sisters?

    To do the honourable thing after they've...well, you know.


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    Call Me Jimmy
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    rossie1977 wrote: »
    as someone from outside dublin, i hate the word "guards" to describe our police force. it sounds like instead of a proper police force we have a group of security men :(

    but it's not "guards" as in security guards... it's "gards" as in gardai...


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    Pen1987
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    The real youngest of the chung'fellits around my way (Blanch) have taken it a step further, they refer to "the Kevs". I've never heard anyone over 14 say "the kevs" though, so it must be some way to assert your masculinity...

    They seem to have developed their own language like their chav brothers in the cockney districts of London. I think it the logic works like this...

    Gards = Pigs
    Pigs = Bacon
    Bacon = Kevin Bacon
    Kevin = Kevs
    Therefore
    Gards = Kevs


    Da'Boy-yizzzz!


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    Mossy Monk
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    darkdubh wrote: »
    rather than the guards.They havent been offically called that since 1922

    Where was their name officially changed to guards?


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    darkdubh
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    alannologo wrote: »
    why to the culchies call everyone boss and always end up marrying there sisters?
    How come you cant spell?


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