This week we’re talking about the policing of animal rights activism. Mark Fitzpatrick joins us to share some experiences from the 90s, including one particular attempt to sabotage a fox hunt that turned incredibly violent. We place this in a broader context with Dr Nathan Stephen-Griffin’s to think about the politics of policing such activity. Referencing Spycops we see the […]
This week we talk with Patrick and Catherine Barry, who share with us their story of their son, Stuart, who died in 2017. Stuart suffered from mental illness, and took his own life days after an arrest. In this episode we hear of their experiences with the Gardaí and how they believe Stuart was failed on that night. We also […]
In this episode we hear from Isreal about his experiences as a young Black man in Ireland. You’ll also hear from Dr James Carr of the University of Limerick, who has done significant research on issues of race and policing and Bashir Otukoya, Asst Professor of Law in DCU and a member of the Government’s Anti-Racism Committee. We are deliberately […]
In this episode of Policed: The Beat, Vicky speaks to Nana Nubi, a PhD candidate in the University of Limerick and Dr Lucy Michael, sociologist and racism expert. We explore questions and concerns emerging from the killing of George Nkencho by the Armed Response Unit. Questions of the right to life, policing and racism, policing mental health, and accountability are […]
We have a side-series to Policed exclusively for our patreon members. But we aew putting this episode out now in the hope that some of you might consider supporting this work in 2021. In this episode Dr Vicky Conway speaks to Dr Yvonne Daly about the Kerry Babies case. We discuss what happened, what concerns there were about the Garda […]
Bernie Hughes speaks to us this week about her involvement in the water protests and how these were policed. We look at the class based nature of this social movement, the nature of their concerns at the Garda role and behaviour, as well as the long term consequences. Dr Laurence Cox of NUI Maynooth helps us to explore these issues, […]
This week we consider how children in care are policed and criminalised. Liam tells us his story of being removed from his home, being offered limited supports and how when he acted out the Gaurds were called. John Murphy from EPIC places this experience in a wider context. Liam is voiced by Michael Shehan: @MichaelSheehan8 Support this project by going […]
This week we speak to Gabrielle, a wonderfully strong woman, who was born in a Mother and Baby Home and then survived the Magdalene Laundries. We focus in particular on the role that Gardaí had in facilitating the operation of the Laundries. With assistance from Dr Maeve O’Rourke we think quite critically about the legality of Garda actions, and how […]