IPA Journal Ireland December 2020
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,3$ 6 ( 2 5 & 9 ( 2 ,. 0 3(5$ I RELAND WINTER 2020 www.ipaireland.org Issue 47 WORKING THROUGH LOCKDOWNNEC MEMBERS ADAPTING TO PANDEMIC ONLINE SHOPPING STAYING SAFE IN THE VIRTUAL RETAIL WORLD COLLECT THE TOYS TREASURED REMINDERS OF OUR CHILDHOOD THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE AWAY THE LIFESTYLE & LEISURE MAGAZINE FOR IPA MEMBERS OF AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA ST PAULS GCU A Christmas Message from St. Paul’s Garda Credit Union IJOURNAL PA IRELAND © IPA1974 28 Dear Members, e hope you are staying safe and well on the lead up to ECCU Health Insurance Form online with e-signature. Ensure you what will be a different Christmas for many of us. As upload all supporting documentation at the time of application Wyou make your preparations we would like to remind to avoid delays. you that St. Paul’s can offer you a Christmas Loan to help you meet any extra expense you may have at this time of year. You can of course call and speak to one of our friendly staff contentsWinter 2020 who can tailor a loan to suit your requirements and take your This may be the time for you to consider amalgamating any loan application over the phone at 021-4313355. other existing loans or credit card balances you may have APPRECIATION 6 President’s Diary into one St. Paul’s loan with a repayment schedule to suit your St. Paul’s free Online Account access has proved to be 13 Remembering IPA Member National and International budget. invaluable for our members during this pandemic and we John Munnelly, RIP meetings via Zoom recommend that, if you have not already registered, you do so 14 Darren Martin Christmas is a time for families and the ideal opportunity today via our website www.stpaulscu.ie for you to remind your family members that they too can COMPETITIONS Time to collect the toys benefit from all our loan rates and services. If you have been We are delighted to announce that the Public Sector Magazine 5 Entries invited for a short- 18 Motor Review satisfied with us then tell your family, we rely on you to be our has selected St. Paul’s as the winner of the Credit Union of the break holiday Enjoying Ferdinand Porsche’s 22 ambassadors and spread the word about St. Paul’s to them. Just Year Award 2020. This is a great honour for St. Paul’s and in 43 Book reviews and signed grand designs point them at our website www.stpaulscu.ie and if they need accepting this award on behalf of our Credit Union, a delighted copies to won 22 Travelling On extra information they can submit any questions they have for us Brendan O’Leary, CEO of St Paul’s said “This award reflects our Champagne Football by Mark The Aran Way - island there, it might be the best Christmas gift they receive! policy to put the member first at all times. I believe that our Tighe and Paul Rowan continuous engagement with our members, listening to their hopping on the West Coast Moany McMoan by Ray St. Paul’s offer a fantastic range of loans and the easiest and suggestions, and providing the products and services they need is 24 Sound, Vison & Tech Flannery fastest way to apply is core to our success. For the record – it’s back 26 Tullamore Dues » Online via your online account, or This could not be achieved without the support and confidence FEATURES of our members throughout the length and breadth of the 8 Lockdown life This pandemic is no sport » NEW - via the St. Paul’s Garda Credit Union APP country and we would like to wish all our members, including NEC members on their IPA 28 An Spailpín our many frontline workers and their families well, in these work during the pandemic The trumpet sounds for This is a paperless application. You upload supporting challenging times. We hope that you all enjoy a Happy and O’Donnell’s last resting place documentation online and sign your Credit Agreement and Peaceful Christmas.” 12 Volunteer of the Year Steaming ahead 30 Fingal 16 The Boys from County Mayo Sinking of the RMS Leinster Political endeavour, 32 The Legal View 40 ambassadorial skill, legal Online purchasing – know prowess & athletic ability your rights 17 IPA Christmas Draw 34 Health Matters Could it be you? Fr. Shay Cullen 20 IPA Friendship – a pioneering Missionary That’s sailing along! 38 Technobyte 36 Cycle against Suicide Is your texting secure? Pedalling for a better future 40 Retro, rare and reliable Who put the fig in the Figaro? 42 Noticeboard 36 IPA Travel Bureau draw results & GSRMA latest IPA CLUB NEWS 17 Christmas Greetings REGULARS 4 Editorial News and views 5 President’s Message Roundup and greetings 20 14 2 IPA Journal | Winter 2020 IJOURNAL PA IRELAND © IPA1974 28 contentsWinter 2020 APPRECIATION 6 President’s Diary 13 Remembering IPA Member National and International John Munnelly, RIP meetings via Zoom 14 Darren Martin COMPETITIONS Time to collect the toys 5 Entries invited for a short- 18 Motor Review break holiday Enjoying Ferdinand Porsche’s 22 43 Book reviews and signed grand designs copies to won 22 Travelling On Champagne Football by Mark The Aran Way - island Tighe and Paul Rowan hopping on the West Coast Moany McMoan by Ray 24 Sound, Vison & Tech Flannery For the record – it’s back FEATURES 26 Tullamore Dues 8 Lockdown life This pandemic is no sport NEC members on their IPA 28 An Spailpín work during the pandemic The trumpet sounds for 12 Volunteer of the Year O’Donnell’s last resting place Steaming ahead 30 Fingal 16 The Boys from County Mayo Sinking of the RMS Leinster Political endeavour, 32 The Legal View 40 ambassadorial skill, legal Online purchasing – know prowess & athletic ability your rights 17 IPA Christmas Draw 34 Health Matters Could it be you? Fr. Shay Cullen 20 IPA Friendship – a pioneering Missionary That’s sailing along! 38 Technobyte 36 Cycle against Suicide Is your texting secure? Pedalling for a better future 40 Retro, rare and reliable Who put the fig in the Figaro? 42 Noticeboard 36 IPA Travel Bureau draw results & GSRMA latest IPA CLUB NEWS 17 Christmas Greetings REGULARS 4 Editorial News and views 5 President’s Message Roundup and greetings 20 14 IPA Journal | Winter 2020 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE President’s COMPETITION JOURNAL IRELAND IWINTER 2020 PAwww.ipaireland.org Message SHORT BREAK HOLIDAY IPA Journal is distributed to members hristmas time is here again and in a year when we’ve COMPETITION SPONSORED of the International Police Association in Ireland, 70% are serving members of An had our ups and downs, we will make every effort Conor O’Higgins BY IPA TRAVEL BUREAU Garda Síochána of all ranks, the remainder to savour every minute of this lovely season. 2020 being retirees. We also mail the magazine C has thrown up many challenges to everyone and to service The IPA Travel Bureau has kindly to friends of IPA Ireland overseas. organisations such as ours. The IPA thrives on interaction, s I pen this message, our Nation is in the middle of Level 5 restrictions sponsored this prize of a Short Break Holiday for two people to the Crowne This magazine is sustained by the activities and events and our Section has built an enviable because of Covid19 and life is very much restricted. People have suffered generous support of sponsors and record amongst our International community in those areas, Plaza in Dundalk. advertisers; we exhort our members to greatly from this virus and so many have died during this terrible with members involved in a wide range of activities, across a appreciate this and to patronise those Pandemic. As I write, thankfully there are hopeful signs that the restrictions are What could be better, at a time when who contribute to our success. All revenue broad spectrum of professional, social and cultural interests. A received by IPA in excess of requirements working, with a decrease in the number of people testing positive. While there is still we are being encouraged to make the is devoted to philanthropic purposes. IPA Our plans for our members’ continued involvement in the Schloss Gimborn a long road ahead of us, we have renewed hope of a return to a normal lifestyle, with most of a Staycation, than a 2 night provides funding for scholarships, relief break for two people, with dinner on of distress, charities, education, sport, Seminar programme during 2020 were put on hold and then cancelled, due to good news on vaccines coming our way. It is my wish that when you are reading this cultural pursuits, bonds of friendship and travel restrictions etc. Attendance by the members at other professional events, edition of the IPA Journal, there will be continued good news on how the Pandemic night of your choice, courtesy of IPA Travel Bureau. co-operation between all police officers. including national and international conferences was also restricted and moved is losing its hold on us and our day to day living. Once again, I pay tribute to our to on-line presence only. IPA Office: frontline staff and in particular to our colleagues in An Garda Síochána for their Dundalk is the perfect base to explore great work of service to all communities, especially in this time of emergency. We IPA House, 13 Iona Drive, Our Regions and Clubs form the back-bone of our Association. The services the North East coast and the Cooley Glasnevin, Dublin 9. and opportunities that they provided for our members are second to none, remember all of our relatives, friends and colleagues who have died in 2020.