Peelers

n.

Heard in Offaly, Down and Waterford

Members of the Garda Síochána; the police.

In use

Jaysus, I druv through a drink drive checkpint last nighh, and managed to lose the peelers by headin' down the boreen with the lights switched off!

Posh English

Good heavens, I navigated an alcoholic beverage checkpoint in my motor last evening, and successfully eluded the constabulary by proceeding down a narrow country lane with the headlamps extinguished!

Same phrase, other counties