In November 1961, hundreds of rank-and-file gardaí defied their own commissioner and packed the Macushla ballroom in Dublin to protest draconian conditions and a pay deal that shut out the newest recruits. Within days, eleven men were dismissed. Then a young Justice Minister and an Archbishop joined forces to broker peace. This episode follows the revolt and its aftermath, and asks what it still tells us about industrial action in An Garda Síochána today. Join hosts Helen Moorhouse and retired Garda Sergeant Dr John Reynolds for a journey through an extraordinary episode in Irish policing history.
Drawing on the record of events, vivid historical detail, and John's own decades of service, this episode is a story of low pay, divided loyalties and the most unlikely of Irish heroes.
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