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The Royal Ulster Constabulary ( RUC) [n 1] was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. It was founded on 1 June 1922 as a successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) [2] following the partition of Ireland. At its peak the force had around 8,500 officers, with a further 4,500 who were members of the RUC Reserve.
Jun 2, 2022 · The RUC funeral party on Royal Avenue - Lord Edward Carson's funeral in Belfast, 1935. The Troubles. For the most part though, the RUC has come to be defined by many in Northern Ireland by its ...
- Damien Edgar
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Jun 16, 2022 · The gun attack was blamed on the IRA and it happened just weeks before the group's 1997 ceasefire. ... The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) joined the families' appeal, saying the RUC ...
Oct 28, 2023 · A memorial is to be unveiled to the first Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officer killed in the Republic of Ireland during the Troubles, 50 years after he was shot. John Doherty was ambushed by ...
Oct 27, 2020 · N. Ireland Politics ; Troubles murder case: 'Renewed hope' for families of murdered RUC trio ... "The legacy of what happened is an acute and permanent sense of loss and pain," the policemen's ...
Oct 5, 2018 · Northern Ireland is where it is now because of what happened 50 years ago today on the streets of Londonderry. Life has never been the same since that band of civil rights marchers were stopped in ...
It was the first of many such walls across Northern Ireland, and still stands today. After the riots, the Hunt Committee was set up to examine the RUC. It published its report on 12 October, recommending that the RUC become an unarmed force and the B Specials be disbanded.
