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It recommended a wholesale reorganisation of policing, with the Royal Ulster Constabulary being replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), and a drive to recruit Catholics and the adoption of a new crest and cap badge. The PSNI was introduced in November 2001.
- 4 November 2001
- 14,130 km² (5,460 sq mi)
- 1 June 1922
- Police Service of Northern Ireland
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
Oct 27, 2020 · Two people suspected of involvement at the time were shot dead two weeks later by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in so-called shoot-to-kill incidents. Mr Boutcher's inquiry, known as...
3 days ago · The new Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR), the central plank of the UK government's Act to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles, is now in ...
Jun 16, 2022 · The killers fled the scene in a getaway car - a green Rover 216 which was later found burnt out in Lurgan's Kilwilkie Estate. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) joined the families...
Jan 28, 2022 · Police are appealing for information about the murder of an RUC officer in Co Tyrone 33 years ago. The appeal, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Legacy Investigation Branch,...
Oct 5, 2018 · It was 50 years ago today that most people agree the Troubles really began in Northern Ireland, after the brutal suppression of a civil rights march in Derry.. The Northern Ireland Civil Rights ...
