Swords Garda Station

Swords Garda Station is located on Main Street Swords at the junction of Malahide Road and the Main Street. The station is operational 24 hours a day. Phone 6664700 or the confidential line 1800 666 111 Fax 6664740
 

Safety And Security And Other Services And Assistance Available At Station.
 
The following Garda may be assistance to you.
Detective Sergeant Ken Keeling.
Community Police Sergeants Kevin Toner and Pat Dunne.
 
Crime Prevention advice and security of premises and safety of personal belongins can be obtained from ,
Sergeant Peter Smith
Santry Garda Station
Phone 666 4000
 
Coolock Garda Station
Phone 666 4200

A Little Bit Of History
After the R.I.C. disbanded, the first ''Garda'' station to be established was in the town of Swords. They got their training at Collinstown Aerodrome. [ Dublin Airport ]. During the civil war in Ireland airplanes from Collinstown were used to transport mail to Aldergrove in Northern Ireland. 


By 1922 the service ended as the road in the Phoenix Park was seen as a better option as it was closer to Dublin City, at that time Collinstown was a rural area with a poor road from the city.


 At the time of the civil war there were still R.I.C. and British army men stationed at the Airport. They had been there to hold German prisoners of war from W.W.1 who numbered over 600. When the first world war ended operations were transferred to Cambridgeshire in England.

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Map showing location of Garda Station