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stairnaheireann · 2 years
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#OTD in 1996 – Jerry McCabe, a Detective in Garda Síochána, was shot dead during a post office robbery in Adare, Co Limerick.
#OTD in 1996 – Jerry McCabe, a Detective in Garda Síochána, was shot dead during a post office robbery in Adare, Co Limerick.
Detective Garda Jerry McCabe, is shot dead and a second injured in Adare, Co Limerick by members of the Provisional IRA, during the attempted robbery of a post office van. Jerry McCabe and his colleague Ben O’Sullivan both 52 were escorting a Post Office truck making cash deliveries in the area. First-hand witness Willie Jackson, the An Post driver described what happened: “Three guys in army…
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stairnaheireann · 2 years
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#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
Following the partition of Ireland, it was decided to disband the RIC as an All-Ireland police force. In southern Ireland a new police force, the Civic Guard later Garda Siochana was formed, while in Northern Ireland the Royal Ulster Constabulary was established on 1 June 1922 as the police force for Northern Ireland. The RUC carried much over from the former force with a strong nucleus of former…
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stairnaheireann · 2 years
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#OTD in 2013 – Death of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.
#OTD in 2013 – Death of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.
He was an Irish police detective working for the Garda Síochána. He was attached to Dundalk Garda Station in Co Louth, and was fatally shot in Bellurgan, Co Louth (near Jenkinstown) by an armed gang of five people during a robbery on a credit union. He was the first garda to be shot dead in the line of duty since 1996, and was afforded a full state funeral.
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stairnaheireann · 3 years
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#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
Following the partition of Ireland, it was decided to disband the RIC as an All-Ireland police force. In southern Ireland a new police force, the Civic Guard later Garda Siochana was formed, while in Northern Ireland the Royal Ulster Constabulary was established on 1 June 1922 as the police force for Northern Ireland. The RUC carried much over from the former force with a strong nucleus of former…
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stairnaheireann · 4 years
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#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
Following the partition of Ireland, it was decided to disband the RIC as an All-Ireland police force. In southern Ireland a new police force, the Civic Guard later Garda Siochana was formed, while in Northern Ireland the Royal Ulster Constabulary was established on 1 June 1922 as the police force for Northern Ireland. The RUC carried much over from the former force with a strong nucleus of former…
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stairnaheireann · 5 years
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#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
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Following the partition of Ireland, it was decided to disband the RIC as an All-Ireland police force. In southern Ireland a new police force, the Civic Guard later Garda Siochana was formed, while in Northern Ireland the Royal Ulster Constabulary was established on 1 June 1922 as the police force for Northern Ireland. The RUC carried much over from the former force with a strong nucleus of former…
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stairnaheireann · 6 years
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#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
#OTD in 1922 – The newly created Royal Ulster Constabulary took over the policing of Northern Ireland.
Following the partition of Ireland, it was decided to disband the RIC as an All-Ireland police force. In southern Ireland a new police force, the Civic Guard later Garda Siochana was formed, while in Northern Ireland the Royal Ulster Constabulary was established on 1 June 1922 as the police force for Northern Ireland. The RUC carried much over from the former force with a strong nucleus of former…
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