Martin Callinan

Martin Callinan
19th Garda Commissioner
In office 28 December 2010 – 25 March 2014
Preceded by	Fachtna Murphy
Succeeded by	Nóirín O'Sullivan
Personal details
Born	August 1953 Dublin, Ireland
Profession	Garda Síochána

Martin Callinan is a former Commissioner of the Garda Síochána. He retired in March 2014.

Callinan is a two-time graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia (United States), qualifying in law enforcement management (1995) and the "National Executive Institute" programme (2010) for international Chiefs of Police. He holds a BA (Hons) Degree in Police Management.

Callinan was born in Dublin and his father was from Galway and owned a shop in Drumcondra.

Callinan joined the Gardaí in 1973 and became a sergeant thirteen years later.

He served in Waterford, Blanchardstown, Cabra, Pearse Street, Terenure, Swinford, the former Central Detective Unit, Crime and Security Branch and Special Detective Unit at Garda Headquarters.

He was a member of the "Tango Squad" that carried out round-the-clock surveillance of Martin Cahill. He was also involved in the investigation of the murder of Veronica Guerin.

He was the lead investigator into the Real IRA, who were responsible for the Omagh bombing.

He headed Garda reviews after the publication of the reports of the Ryan and Murphy reports.

He was appointed assistant commissioner of the National Support Services in 2005 - which had under its remit the; National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, National Drugs Unit, Bureau of Fraud Investigation and Criminal Assets Bureau - before becoming deputy commissioner in January 2007, in charge of Strategy and Change Management and in November 2007 was assigned to Operations, where he has been responsible for all operational policing and national security issues, and was appointed commissioner in December 2010.

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