Commemorating RIC next year might be less contentious - historian
Decades of ‘indoctrinating’ against force will not be undone easily, conference told
Decades of ‘indoctrinating’ against force will not be undone easily, conference told
Although there were few casualties, the year marked a point of no return and made a confrontation between the British state and the Irish counterstate inevitable
The events of the year and the feelings they engendered are still felt to the present day
When the long-established RIC proved not up to the task of crushing the IRA, the British government made the fateful and fatal decision to draft in the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries
Women played a vital role in the conflict but many of their stories are lost forever
The year saw the War of Independence begins in earnest with an escalation of murder and violence by the British and IRA
Patrick and Harry had been savagely beaten and brutally tortured following their arrest
‘There have been serious protest/riot threats made,’ officials wrote about ill-fated event
‘My intention was never for political gain. I felt I was on solid moral ground,’ says Cathal Crowe
Why was the commemoration so contentious and why was it really cancelled?
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Unionist politicians deplore decision by Minister for Justice to call off planned RIC commemoration
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Minister criticises those ‘seeking headlines’ as mayors say they will not attend ceremony
One of James Kane’s orphan children is said to have cried ‘Daddy, daddy’ as he was buried
RIC’s primary role in the War of Independence was to defend British interest
The Soloheadbeg ambush, in which two RIC men died, had a new element of ruthlessness
Thomas Kent was only one of two executed outside of Dublin for part in Easter Week
Garda Historical Society seek old police photographs and artefacts to scan and copy
Confidential memo from then-director of intelligence Col Michael Joe Costello in September 1925 touches on the issue
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