A pair of Garda horses are shown in this photograph patrolling in a city centre environment.

08-D-69967 This is a Volvo XC70 all-wheel drive diesel garda car. Notice the small blue flashing leds in the grille and the variable message matrix sign in the centre of the light bar.

06-D-82563 In this shot a garda traffic corps Fiat Ulysse escorts a parade of soldiers.

A pair of garda Honda Deauvilles. Notice the blue flashing lights on the front which are aerodynamically inkeeping with the rest of the front.

This an example of an inshore launch used by the Gardai. Notice the store of lifebuoys on the rear.

Here is an example of a 2009-model Ford Mondeo in the standard Garda yellow stripe livery.

07-D-49308 This traffic car is a Toyota Land Cruiser.

03-D-64204 This is a Saab 9-3 1.8T that is used by the Garda for general patrol work.

98-D-39333 This Mercedes Benz 814D is assigned to the Garda Technical Bureau. This department is responsible for a number of support services, including fingerprinting, ballistics, forensics and photography.

Here is a demonstration Garda Mercedes Sprinter. Built by Wilker, it is a command and control unit, complete with small office, satellite and radio links, CCTV and side canopy.



The rear view of the command and control unit.

Here are a pair of Gardai with their mountain bikes that are used in Dublin.

08-D-9288 A Honda Deauville based in Cork city.



The rear view of the Honda, showing the panniers for carrying policing equipment.

Here is a Garda Yamaha FJR1300 motorbike cornering at speed.

06-D-82093 This is a Toyota Avensis 1.6-litre Garda car based at Blarney, co. Cork.

05-D-44048 Here we have a Fiat Ducato that is used as a public order van by Gardai around the Cobh area.

07-D-49308 This is a Toyota Land Cruiser that is part of the Garda Traffic Corps.

06-D-82563 This is a Fiat Ulysse MPV which is also part of the traffic policing fleet.

06-D-81803 is an example of a mark III Ford Mondeo Garda traffic car. It is fitted with a roof-mounted light bar with four LEDs to the front and rear, as well as additional blue lights on the front wings and alternate flashing headlamps.

Here is a photograph of a Garda Opel Vectra from around 1990. It carries the livery of the day, a single blue stripe and simple wording.

This is “Alpha Sierra Two”, one of the two aircraft used by the Garda. It is based in Dublin and is accompanied by a fixed wing plane. It is a Eurocopter EC135 and was delivered at the end of 2002.

06-D-82065 is a 2006 Toyota Avensis used by the Irish Garda.