Michael Kinnane

Not to be confused with Michael Kinane.

Joseph Michael Kinnane (18 January 1889 – 10 July 1952) was an Irish civil servant and commissioner of the Gardaí Síochána.[1]

Life and career

Kinnane was born 18 January 1889 in Drumcondra, Dublin to national school teachers Michael and Eileen Kinnane (Carney).[2]

He became the commissioner of the Gardai in June 1938, and held the position until his death in Booterstown on 10 July 1952.[3] He was the first civilian commissioner to hold the position.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Garda Commissioners since 1922". Garda. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  2. ^ "Kinnane, Michael Joseph ('M. J.')". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
  3. ^ "Kinnane, Michael". CIÉ Group Archives Catalogue. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  4. ^ "A civilian commissioner could cut through political issues and restore faith in gardai". Irish Independent. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
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