60 acast.com The Póilíní Podcast https://www.tinpot.ie/the-poilini-podcast/ en Tinpot Productions Tinpot Productions Stories of Duty and Danger. Life and the Law. Police and Perpetrators. The Póilíní Podcast brings listeners on a journey through stories from the history of Irish policing, stretching over 200 years. Each week, we’ll take a story from our policeman’s notebook to paint a picture of incredible, often untold, events and through the lens of these stories, look at the lives of serving members, their families and society in Ireland and beyond.


The podcast is presented by Garda historian Dr John Reynolds, and writer and journalist Helen Moorhouse. 


Dr John Reynolds, PHD, holds 40 years’ service as a member of An Garda Síochána. During his career, he worked in surveillance, serious crime investigations, Disaster Victim Identification and frontline emergency dispatch. Since retiring from the force, he has founded the Garda Museum and served as chief coordinator for the Garda centenary. Helen Moorhouse is a writer, journalist, novelist and self-confessed ‘history nerd’.


Together, they have compiled a casebook of gripping yarns, tragic tales and forgotten people - not to be missed. 

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]]> The Póilíní Podcast brings listeners on a journey through stories from the history of Irish policing, stretching over 200 years. Each week, we’ll take a story from our policeman’s notebook to paint a picture of incredible, often untold, events and through the lens of these stories, look at the lives of serving members, their families and society in Ireland and beyond.


The podcast is presented by Garda historian Dr John Reynolds, and writer and journalist Helen Moorhouse. 


Dr John Reynolds, PHD, holds 40 years’ service as a member of An Garda Síochána. During his career, he worked in surveillance, serious crime investigations, Disaster Victim Identification and frontline emergency dispatch. Since retiring from the force, he has founded the Garda Museum and served as chief coordinator for the Garda centenary. Helen Moorhouse is a writer, journalist, novelist and self-confessed ‘history nerd’.


Together, they have compiled a casebook of gripping yarns, tragic tales and forgotten people - not to be missed. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> false Tinpot Productions pod@tinpot.ie 6a82c4496e5b5bfda6633d7e the-poilini-podcast episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a82c4496e5b5bfda6633d7e/1788878799768-ba720274-7e74-46db-abf1-7cbfe3b6ca8c.jpeg https://www.tinpot.ie/the-poilini-podcast/ The Póilíní Podcast 73f3f130-ad03-11f1-828a-f545b3c9854b The Carrickshock Massacre: Ten Minutes That Shook Irish Policing The Carrickshock Massacre: Ten Minutes That Shook Irish Policing Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT 35:33 6aaa9eadbf7eb386d3a85b2f false https://shows.acast.com/the-poilini-podcast/episodes/6aaa9eadbf7eb386d3a85b2f 6aaa9eadbf7eb386d3a85b2f 6a82c4496e5b5bfda6633d7e A tithe collector, an armed escort, and a Kilkenny road that became a killing ground full 1 1 In this episode of The Póilíní Podcast, writer Helen Moorhouse and retired Garda Sergeant and police historian Dr John Reynolds, unpack the Carrickshock Massacre: the brutal tithe system that provoked it, the newly formed Peace Preservation Force sent to enforce it, and the catastrophic misjudgements that turned a routine errand into a bloodbath. They trace what happened to the survivors, the collapsed murder trial defended by Daniel O'Connell, and how an event largely forgotten outside Kilkenny lived on in ballads, folklore, and even GAA rivalries — becoming a rallying cry invoked all the way through to the War of Independence.

Drawing on eyewitness letters, police depositions, and John's own decades on the beat, this episode is a story of policing caught in the crossfire of colonial injustice.


Presenters - Dr John Reynolds, Helen Moorhouse

Producer - Daryl Moorhouse

Sound Record and Mix - Sean Byrne

Recorded at Tinpot Productions Studios


Find out more or get in touch here


Póilíní, commonly misspelled as 'polini' or 'paolini' or even 'poleini', is the Irish word for 'police'. The Póilíní Podcast covers stories from over 200 years of Irish policing history, from the Royal Irish Constabulary, to the Dublin Metropolitan Police, to An Garda Síochána.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this episode of The Póilíní Podcast, writer Helen Moorhouse and retired Garda Sergeant and police historian Dr John Reynolds, unpack the Carrickshock Massacre: the brutal tithe system that provoked it, the newly formed Peace Preservation Force sent to enforce it, and the catastrophic misjudgements that turned a routine errand into a bloodbath. They trace what happened to the survivors, the collapsed murder trial defended by Daniel O'Connell, and how an event largely forgotten outside Kilkenny lived on in ballads, folklore, and even GAA rivalries — becoming a rallying cry invoked all the way through to the War of Independence.

Drawing on eyewitness letters, police depositions, and John's own decades on the beat, this episode is a story of policing caught in the crossfire of colonial injustice.


Presenters - Dr John Reynolds, Helen Moorhouse

Producer - Daryl Moorhouse

Sound Record and Mix - Sean Byrne

Recorded at Tinpot Productions Studios


Find out more or get in touch here


Póilíní, commonly misspelled as 'polini' or 'paolini' or even 'poleini', is the Irish word for 'police'. The Póilíní Podcast covers stories from over 200 years of Irish policing history, from the Royal Irish Constabulary, to the Dublin Metropolitan Police, to An Garda Síochána.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Póilíní Podcast Trailer The Póilíní Podcast Trailer Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT 0:38 6a82d93555b9192dc917b395 false https://www.tinpot.ie/the-poilini-podcast/ 6a82d93555b9192dc917b395 6a82c4496e5b5bfda6633d7e Episode 01 Available September 17th trailer 1 The Póilíní Podcast starts next week.

Hosted by writer Helen Moorhouse and Garda historian Dr John Reynolds, this exciting podcast will explore stories pulled from more than 200 years of Irish policing history.

Find out more here

Presenters - Dr John Reynolds, Helen Moorhouse

Producer - Daryl Moorhouse

Sound Record and Mix - Sean Byrne

Recorded at Tinpot Productions Studios


Find out more or get in touch here


Póilíní, commonly misspelled as 'polini' or 'paolini' or even 'poleini', is the Irish word for 'police'. The Póilíní Podcast covers stories from over 200 years of Irish policing history, from the Royal Irish Constabulary, to the Dublin Metropolitan Police, to An Garda Síochána.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Póilíní Podcast starts next week.

Hosted by writer Helen Moorhouse and Garda historian Dr John Reynolds, this exciting podcast will explore stories pulled from more than 200 years of Irish policing history.

Find out more here

Presenters - Dr John Reynolds, Helen Moorhouse

Producer - Daryl Moorhouse

Sound Record and Mix - Sean Byrne

Recorded at Tinpot Productions Studios


Find out more or get in touch here


Póilíní, commonly misspelled as 'polini' or 'paolini' or even 'poleini', is the Irish word for 'police'. The Póilíní Podcast covers stories from over 200 years of Irish policing history, from the Royal Irish Constabulary, to the Dublin Metropolitan Police, to An Garda Síochána.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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