Book Reviews Winter 2022
1.The Guards of West Cork - 100 Years of Service 1922-2022, By Fachtna O’Donovan & Tony McCarthy Book Review by Mick
Book Review – Ireland’s Special Branch – 1922-1947
In this first ever book on the Irish Special Branch, Gerard Lovett gives a gripping account of the struggle for
Book Review – How to Pass the Garda Recruitment Process The Ultimate Insider’s Guide
Although huge numbers apply to join An Garda Síochána at every recruitment campaign, it is, in fact, a very competitive
Book Review -ECHOES FROM A CIVIL WAR • The Killing of Guard Thomas Dowling 1925 • The Tullycrine Box Bomb 1929
This recent publication by local County Clare historian, Joe Queally tells the intriguing stories of two atrocities culminating in the
Winter 2021 – Book Reviews
Changing of the Guard Tim Doyle, Dublin North Branch Book Review by Mick Lernihan This book by our Dublin North
Book Review – Drumsticks on the Frolic – Michael & Patrick J. O’Connor, Sligo Leitrim Branch
When you first see the title of Michael & Patrick O’Connor’s new poetry book ‘Drumsticks on the Frolic’ you could
BOOK REVIEWS – Spring 2021
1. Strike Back by Tom Croke For crime fiction thriller readers, a new novel, Strike Back by retired D/Sergeant Tom Croke
BOOK REVIEW-‘A Border Beat – Policing in Dundalk’ Pat O’Donoghue, Dundalk Branch
‘A Border Beat – Policing in Dundalk’ Pat O’Donoghue, Dundalk Branch. Reviewed by Brendan McAvinue, Maynooth University (Grandson of Garda
BOOK REVIEW – ‘The Black & Tans’ (1920-21) Jim Herlihy, Cork City Branch
‘The Black & Tans’ (1920-21) Jim Herlihy, Cork City Branch. Reviewed by Billy Saunderson, Central Committee and Clare Branch. Author
Reading between the lines
Two books to have recently hit the book shops and e-stores range from an insider’s view of the political decisions