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Who were the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries?

Many RIC members saw themselves as guardians of law and order. However, the escalating IRA campaign in 1919 and 1920 - and the arrival of the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries - changed all that.
Analysis and Comment • 11 Jan 20

United Ireland 'further away' following RIC controversy

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he believes the prospect of a united Ireland is now further away than it was before, in the wake of the RIC commemoration controversy.
Politics • 08 Jan 20

Govt defers RIC commemoration event after opposition

The Government has deferred an event that planned to commemorate the place of the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police in Irish history following widespread opposition.
Politics • 07 Jan 20

Dublin City Council votes to boycott RIC ceremony

Dublin City Councillors have voted to boycott the ceremony to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Ireland • 06 Jan 20

Mayor of Clare to boycott RIC commemoration

The Fianna Fáil Mayor of Clare is to boycott the forthcoming commemoration service for the Royal Irish Constabulary, describing the event as "historical revisionism gone too far".
Munster • 05 Jan 20

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