Garda Museum

The staff consists of only two people: a Sergeant and one civilian employee.

In the museum you can photographs and documents outlining the history and the development of policing in Ireland during the 19th/20th centuries. The library in the museum library contains a number of interesting garda-related publications.

Things to Do Near the Garda Museum

The Garda Museum's Dublin Castle location puts you in the middle of Dublin’s historic quarter and close to several leading attractions.

• Christ Church Cathedral

Discover almost 1,000 years of history inside one of Dublin’s most impressive buildings and its famous medieval crypt.

Book Christ Church Tickets

• Dublinia

Journey back to Viking and Medieval Dublin at this interactive family-friendly museum beside Christ Church Cathedral.

Book Dublinia Tickets

• World of Illusion

Add something completely different to your day with more than 70 illusions and interactive exhibits on nearby Dame Street.

Book World of Illusion Tickets

How to get there and other free attractions!

• The Hop-on Hop-off Tour will drop you on Nassau Street which is right beside the Archaeological Museum of Ireland

• Also on Nassau Street is the National Library and Trinity College where the Book of Kells is located.

• In Merrion Square Upper is the Natural History Musuem and Leinster House.

• St. Stephen's Green and across the road is the Little Museum (free with a Hop-on Hop-off Ticket)

• At Cork Hill is Dublin Castle home to The Garda Museum &  Chester Beatty Library

• At the Royal Hospital there is IMMA which is the Museum of Modern Art

• On Sarsfield Quay is the Decorative Arts and Hisotry Museum at Collins Barracks.