This week I
am showing two more photographs from Athy’s past. The building with the Garda crest above the
front door was the Garda Barracks in Duke Street. Next door to the Gem the premises is now
occupied by The Gift Box and has been
much altered so as to make it unrecognisable from the days it served as the
centre of law and order in the town.
The second
photograph was taken on the occasion of the opening of the new Garda Station in
Athy in 1983. The official opening was
performed by Joe Bermingham TD who was the Minister for State at the office of
public works. Seated next to him are
Chief Superintendent James Murphy and Superintendent Tom Hennessy. The Athy Station party pictured standing
behind the Minister are Sgt. Pat Tierney, the late Liam Farrelly, Jim Bergin,
Tom Friel, Tony Timoney, Joe Carthy, Sgt. Michael Hurley, Leon Kenny, Eoin
Doyle, Det. Kevin Brady and John Murphy.
The only members still serving are Jim Bergin, now a Sergeant and
recently returned to Athy and Leon Kenny, now a Detective.
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