Monaghan's favourite Garda to retire

ordinary_girl

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2013/0109/1224328601943.html

Thought it was a nice enough story. I'm from Dublin, so the notion of a Garda actually being approachable and a member of the community is slightly fascinating to me. It seems really sweet the way the local people all seem to know him too! Opinions? Do you know the Gardai around where you live or are they as rare as leprechauns?

Sky King

The firearms officer in my local station is extremely friendly and helpful.

*Edit, I don't actually know if firearms officers are actual Gardai. Are they?

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Isn't there some unofficial rule about things happenning with one day left in the force?

Let's hope he makes it.

Pottler

"Monaghans favorite garda" is a phrase that just doesn't sit right. We are talking about the same Monaghan? The lawless land of twilight dealings? If he's their favorite, I take it he wasn't all that strict...

monkeypants

Stealth Recce wrote: »

Isn't there some unofficial rule about things happenning with one day left in the force?

Let's hope he makes it.

Up there with showing someone a picture of your wife/fiancee/kids.

gurramok

ordinary_girl wrote: »

Do you know the Gardai around where you live or are they as rare as leprechauns?

I'm not known to Gardai!;)

admiralofthefleet

who is going to let the locals off with drink driving now?

Pottler

gurramok wrote: »

I'm not known to Gardai!;)

Living proof of the up-side to wearing gloves.:D

grizzly

Slow news day.

gurramok

Pottler wrote: »

Living proof of the up-side to wearing gloves.:D

You watch too much CSI. Just be careful of that super micro-fibre that can nail you, ya know that mini flake of dandruff or sweat. Watch out, Grissom and Horatio are about

gg2

I have have cousins in the area and they are mad about him! He's meant to be a legend.

Sofiztikated

Stop the fúcking presses, someone, somewhere is retiring.

TBH, I couldn't give a fiddlers. Big swinging mickey, he's nice. Whoop de fúcking do. I'm fúcking nice, and I'm hardly going to get a write up when I retire.

Where To

I used to know them all, now they never stay long enough to get to know them.

Which is a shame, as a considerable amount of them are prettier, sexier, and more feminine than they were years ago. Some of the women are alright too.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Stop the fúcking presses, someone, somewhere is retiring.

TBH, I couldn't give a fiddlers. Big swinging mickey, he's nice. Whoop de fúcking do. I'm fúcking nice, and I'm hardly going to get a write up when I retire.

Well you have me convinced!

GRMA

Bunch of youngish power mad pricks around my area, maybe they calm down a bit when they get sent down the country after a few years

discobeaker

gg2 wrote: »

I have have cousins in the area and they are mad about him! He's meant to be a legend.

Yeah,he is known as a legend. I think everyone in the area knows him just as Robocop,apparently he has a metal plates in his head after the car crash hence the name,Robocop.

Pottler

GRMA wrote: »

Bunch of youngish power mad pricks around my area, maybe they calm down a bit when they get sent down the country after a few years

Fair enough, but what are the local Gards like?

TopBombing

Traffic will flow freely through Carrickmacross now that "Martin the Guard" wont be holding it up anymore!!

Postgrad10

He's amazing . I don't live in Carrickmacross but visiting the town since I was a baby and he's always been present.
I was passing through only last week and he stopped the traffic to let me cross. He epitomises everything a Garda should be. I hope the others can aspire to be like him. Congratulations to Martin and thank you from everyone.

TheBody

The man is a legend. Always out directing traffic when the schools are getting out.

minidazzler

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Stop the fúcking presses, someone, somewhere is retiring.

TBH, I couldn't give a fiddlers. Big swinging mickey, he's nice. Whoop de fúcking do. I'm fúcking nice, and I'm hardly going to get a write up when I retire.

You coulda fooled me....

Lando Griffin

TheBody wrote: »

The man is a legend. Always out directing traffic when the schools are getting out.

A ledgend in my village isnt out directing traffic for yummy mummies in their SUVs more someone who can enter a pub of a Friday and not leave it until Monday morning to go to work.

up for anything

This is disappointing. Give me a power mad young prick any day rather than a believer.

Helicoptered to hospital in Dublin, he spent five weeks in a coma and another several weeks physically paralysed. He credits his recovery to religion: specifically to visits from a Carrickmacross holy man, Brother Serenus

Witchie

I lived in Carrick for a few years and always admired him. He knew almost everyone by name and would greet you with a big smile and a hello everyday. Haven't been through Carrick in ages coz of the bypass but every time I did go through he would give me a wave. He will be missed.

orestes

up for anything wrote: »

This is disappointing. Give me a power mad young prick any day rather than a believer.

So any good a garda does for the community is immediately disregarded if they happen to believe in a deity and a corrupt garda to be preferred provided they are atheist? Or is it just once they aren't catholic?

Either way, I'm not particularly religious or anything, but I really hope you're joking and not actually that demented.