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Jun 16, 2022 · 16 June 2022. PSNI. Reserve Constable David Johnston and Constable John Graham with their children. The children of two murdered police officers have spoken of the "heartache" they felt growing up...
Jun 30, 2022 · 30 June 2022. The Troubles. BBC News. Mr Keys told the court he was "devastated" by the thought he may have shot dead an elderly woman. A former RUC officer traumatised by the death of a...
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Jun 2, 2022 · The RUC found itself policing Northern Ireland during its most divided period. There was strong Catholic and nationalist distrust of the police force, due in part to the majority Protestant makeup ...
- Damien Edgar
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.
- 4 November 2001
- 14,130 km² (5,460 sq mi)
- 1 June 1922
- Police Service of Northern Ireland
Mar 22, 2023 · Andrew Madden. © Belfast Telegraph. Wed 22 Mar 2023 at 08:40. The Metropolitan Police needs a “radical overhaul” similar to what happened in Northern Ireland, one of the final recruits to the...
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Days before publication of the report, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) made a confidential settlement in a legal action brought by families of those murdered at Sean Graham...
Jun 16, 2022 · Picture by Alan Lewis. By Paul Ainsworth. June 16, 2022 at 2:00AM BST. THE families of the last two RUC officers to be murdered by the IRA have said the 25th anniversary of the attack is...
