Mick Curley

Personal life Curley is a native of Glinsk in the north of County Galway. He was recruited to the Garda Síochana in 1973, initially stationed at Stepaside, Dublin. Two and a half years later, he was transferred to Galway, where he spent most of the rest of his career, from Tynagh and Clifden to a spell in Rosmuc.

In 1996, he was made superintendent in Listowel, County Kerry. From there, he moved to Clifden before taking up the superintendent's position in Salthill, where he stayed until his retirement in December 2006.

As of 2005, he was a Garda superintendent based in Salthill.