CSI Ireland — the reality

For forensic Detective Garda O’Callaghan, finding and deciphering clues from bloody scenes are all in a day’s work, says Juno McEnroe.

BLOODY scenes, dead people, analysing weapons for fingerprints and disposable white boiler suits are all part and parcel of a week’s work for forensic gardaí.

Detective Garda Austin O’Callaghan, 40, has been in the force for more than 17 years. He has recorded some of Ireland’s most gruesome and shocking crime scenes while working with the Garda Technical Bureau. His work, integral to catching criminals, has even won an international photography award.