Sergeant Smyth signs off duty in Kildare for the final time

Sergeant Martin Smyth, Head of An Garda Síochána’s Scenes of Crime Unit for the Kildare Division, has signed off duty for the final time following 40 years of ‘exemplary’ service.

Martin spent the majority of his service in the Kildare Division, and has been described as a real character who left a lasting impression on everyone he met. His final day was last Thursday, 8 August.

Martin and his family are wished many years of good health and happiness in the future, and he will be missed by all at Naas Garda Station.

Superintendent Oliver Henry was full of praise for their departing colleague.

“Over the course of his 40 years of service to An Garda Síochána, Martin always drove the highest of standards,” he said, “particularly in his role in charge of the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit where he and his members delivered excellence in the examination of crime scenes, but also in their interaction [with] and support of victims, leading to the securing of vital evidence in many serious crimes to secure convictions in the courts.”