Lesson 3 History of Police forces on the Island of Ireland

1700s 1786 Dublin Police established Dublin Police established1787 Baronial police formed to police the remainder of Ireland (outside Dublin) Baronial police formed to police the remainder of Ireland (outside Dublin)

1800s 1814Peace Preservation Force created by Sir Robert Peel 1822Establishment of the County Constabulary 1832Revenue Police formed to enforce excise laws Police forces created in Dublin, Belfast and Londonderry/Derry

1800s contd 1836The County Constabulary forces were merged into a new centralised Constabulary of Ireland 1857Revenue Police and Irish Constabulary merged 1867Queen Victoria prefixes Irish Constabulary with ‘Royal’

1867 – Royal Irish Constabulary Queen Victoria granted the right to use the insignia of the “The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick”: the harp, crown and shamrock.

RIC Mounted Troop, Dublin, 1897

RIC, Mountpottinger, Belfast, 1892

Early 1900s 1900RIC has approx 11,000 men (70% Catholic) 1920Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force created (“Black & Tans”) 1920Ulster Special Constabulary formed (“B-Specials”)

circa 1914

1922 Anglo Irish Treaty results in partition of Ireland and the RIC is disbanded Irish Free State The Civic Guard (later renamed An Garda Síochána) The Civic Guard (later renamed An Garda Síochána) Northern Ireland Royal Ulster Constabulary Royal Ulster Constabulary

Crests of the new forces

Ranks of the PSNI & Garda Síochána An Garda Síochána Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Chief Superintendent Superintendent Inspector Sergeant Garda Student PSNI

Garda Headquarters Phoenix Park, Dublin PSNI Headquarters Belfast

An Garda Síochána 1925Dublin Metropolitan Police merged with An Garda Síochána 1939An Taca Síochána created (auxillary Garda force to support during the war years) 1959Women allowed to join 1963Garda College established at Templemore, Co. Tipperary 2006Garda Reserve established

Poiteen seizure, Co. Mayo, late 1920’s

Commissioner O’ Duffy and Senior Officers, 1925

One of the first Garda Patrol Cars, Dublin, 1938

Kanturk, Co. Cork Station Party, 1948

Royal Ulster Constabulary 1930Traffic Branch formed 1943Women allowed to join 1969British Army deployed to Northern Ireland 1969Hunt enquiry brings change in the RUC. B-Specials are abolished st Police Officer shot in “The Troubles”

What years were these photos taken? Royal Irish Constabulary, circa 1914 Royal Ulster Constabulary, 1955 Very little change in the uniform during this period

RUC women recruits drilling at former depot in Enniskillen, 1965

The Patten Report 175 recommendations about policing in Northern Ireland 175 recommendations about policing in Northern Ireland Evokes a provision that 50% of all new recruits to the RUC must be Catholic Evokes a provision that 50% of all new recruits to the RUC must be Catholic A target is set that by 2010/11 30% of full-time Police Officers will be from the Catholic community (in 1998 just 8.3% of full-time Police Officers were Catholic) A target is set that by 2010/11 30% of full-time Police Officers will be from the Catholic community (in 1998 just 8.3% of full-time Police Officers were Catholic)

2001 On 4 th Nov 2001 RUC ceases to exist. On 4 th Nov 2001 RUC ceases to exist. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is formed. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is formed.

PSNI 2007From 1 st August the British army's military operation finished when responsibility for security passed to the PSNI % of full-time PSNI Officers are Catholic