When the first members of An Garda Síochána took to the streets in 1922 following the establishment of the Irish Free State, they represented not just a new police force, but a visual break from the Royal Irish Constabulary that had preceded them. Over the century that followed, the iconic Garda uniform would undergo numerous transformations, each reflecting changing times, technologies, and the evolving role of policing in Irish society.
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