- Sean Liddy
John Joseph (Sean) Liddy (1890 – 1965) was an Irish politician and founder member of the
Garda Síochána (the police force of the Republic of Ireland). On his retirement, he also founded and became the first President of the Garda Pensioners Association (1961–1966), later to be renamed theGarda Síochána Retired Members Association (GSRMA).Alongside lifelong friend Michael Collins, he was a prominent veteran of the
Irish War of Independence . Subsequently, he served as aTeachta Dála (TD), Army Officer and GardaChief Superintendent .In the 1921 elections, he was elected unopposed to the
2nd Dáil as aSinn Féin TD for the constituency of Clare. He supported theAnglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of it. He was re-elected unopposed as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin TD at the 1922 general election. He resigned as a TD on 18 December 1922.He died as a result of a motor accident in March 1965.
The Liddy Medal – the Garda Veterans Injury Award – is named in his memory. The medal is presented to retired gardai who were injured in the line of duty while in the Force. [cite news
url=http://www.munster-express.ie/local-news/retired-garda-sergeant-honoured/
title=Retired Garda Sergeant honoured
work=The Munster Express
date=30 March 2007
accessdate=2008-09-05]References
*Oireachtas-database|1=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=2&MemberID=637&ConstID=26
External links
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1114 Sean Liddy's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
* [http://www.gsrma.com/liddy.htm Garda Síochána Retired Members Association]
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