[17] The Scarman Report found that an RUC armoured vehicle was nearby when Brookfield Street was set alight, but made no move. But nothing couldve prepared me for the scene outside Glencairns community centre on Forthriver Road on an overcast morning in October 1976. [31][32] Many abstained from and/or refused to take part Northern Ireland's institutions for a variety of reasons, including the treatment of Catholic civilians by the Ulster Special Constabulary during the recent conflict and the mistaken belief that Northern Ireland would be ceded to the Free State in the not too distant future. In 1924 John William Nixon, a District Inspector suspected of involvement in the murder of Catholic civilians, would be dismissed after widespread complaints that he had made a "fiercely Unionist" speech at an Orange Order function. He turned his back on the organisation in the late 1980s, and later co-authored a book calledKilling Ragedetailing his experiences within it. Even on that day two other officers were injured.". Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own At 11.35am, now packed with 1,000lbs of explosives and parked 12 miles away on a Co Armagh road overlooked by houses near Camlough, it was detonated as a mobile RUC patrol passed it. Chichester-Clark, despite having resigned in protest over the introduction of universal suffrage in local government, announced that he would continue the reforms begun by ONeill. To embed this post, copy the code below on your site, 600px wide "The night he was shot, I got the news, I couldn't believe it. In his study, From Civil Rights to Armalites, nationalist author Niall Dochartaigh argues that the actions of the RUC and USC were the key factor in the worsening of the conflict. Killed by:Red Hand Defenders (RHD) It was followed by all too many more days of tragedy. [32], The Republican Labour Party MP for Belfast Central, Paddy Kennedy, who was on the scene, phoned the RUC headquarters and appealed to Northern Ireland Minister for Home Affairs, Robert Porter, for the Shorlands to be withdrawn and the shooting to stop. It was blown apart in what is believed to have been the largest IRA bomb used at that time. [citation needed] Seamus Mallon, Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) and critic of the force, who later served as Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, stated that the RUC was "97% Protestant and 100% unionist". At its peak the force had around 8,500 officers with a further 4,500 who were members of the RUC Reserve. The IRA (Irish Republican Army) was responsible for an enormous number of murders, bombings, shootings and incendiary fires. A pipe-bomb was discovered during the search and one man was arrested. [17], West of St Comgalls, loyalists broke through the nationalist barricades on Conway Street and burned two-thirds of the houses. [9], At Leeson Street, roughly halfway between the clashes at Springfield and Hastings Street RUC bases, an RUC Humber armoured car was attacked with a hand grenade and rifle fire. At least thirteen Divis Tower flats were hit by high-velocity gunfire. "It is a humbling experience for me to acknowledge that, as in the case of the people of Malta, the collective courage and sacrifice of the men and women of the Royal Ulster Constabulary has been recognised in this most meaningful and public way by her majesty," said the RUC Chief Constable, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, yesterday. Father PJ Egan recalled that the soldiers called on the loyalists to surrender but they instead began shooting and throwing petrol bombs at the soldiers. After the attack, the British government launched a multi-million-pound construction programme to protect bases throughout Northern Ireland from similar . On the loyalist side, the UVF (formed in 1966) were galvanised by the August riots and in 1971, another paramilitary group, the Ulster Defence Association was founded out of a coalition of loyalist militants who had been active since August 1969. Francis OReilly (30) Catholic. But they did not start the riots, or plan them: indeed, the evidence is that the IRA was taken by surprise and did less than many of their supporters thought they should have done. Readers like you keep news free for everyone. The RUC later found three blank-firing pistols, a quantity of ammunition, a timer power unit, 900 worth of cannabis, and paramilitary regalia, during a follow-up search. submissions or preferences. Con David Montgomery, 20, and Sgt Peter Gilgunn, 26, were killed in an IRA gun attack. [7], In March and April 1969, there were six bomb attacks on electricity and water infrastructure targets, causing blackouts and water shortages. First Member of Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Killed Saturday 11 October 1969 Victor Arbuckle (aged 29) was shot dead by Loyalists during street disturbances on the Shankill Road in Belfast. "In an ultimately futile campaign waged by both republican and loyalist terrorists, they paid the ultimate price for policing communities torn apart and left brutalised. Golden Brown The Stranglers: Iconic Songs & the story behindthem. Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Northern Ireland, was physically removed from the European Parliament building when he mounted a protest at a speech being made by the Pope. Belfast Books Thanks for promoting my book mate. [14], The RUC were supported by the Ulster Special Constabulary, a volunteer body of part-time auxiliary police established before the Northern Ireland government was set up, who had already been given uniforms and training. Nevertheless, the poor state of IRA arms and military capability in August 1969 led to a bitter split in the IRA in Belfast. While the RUC refused to give any details on how many officers were members of the Order, thirty-nine RUC officers are listed on the Order's Roll of Honour (of 'Orangemen' killed in the conflict). A Catholic priest, Fr Gillespie, reported that in Ardoyne the IRA was being derided in graffiti as I Ran Away. [36], Throughout its existence, republican political leaders and most Roman Catholic clerics discouraged Catholics from joining the RUC. [42], A small IRA party under Billy McKee was present and had two .22 rifles at their disposal. the police force was deemed essential to the domestic war effort and its members were forbidden to leave to join the other services. Noel Webb (30) had joined the RUC 13 months earlier, while 28-year-old Richard Baird, a father-of-two had been serving for three years. [52] Catholics and nationalists, on the other hand, saw the riots (particularly in Belfast) as an assault on their community by loyalists and the forces of the state. Constable Arbuckle was shot by the UVF during serious rioting as he stood beside other officers, including Sergeant Dermot Hurley. The service was attended by a number of Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politicians including former Assembly speaker Lord Hay, East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell and the Mayor of Derry Graham Warke. In May 1986, Sir John Hermon, then Chief Constable, publicly accused unionist politicians of "consorting with paramilitary elements". [17], In nationalist areas, the IRA was reportedly blamed for having failed to protect areas like Bombay Street and Ardoyne from being burned out. [4] The Times also reported that the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC), Northern Irelands reserve police force, was regarded as the militant arm of the Protestant Orange Order. [13]:22 In May 1937 a new white glass lamp with the RUC crest went up for the first time to replace the RIC crest still on many stations. Due to reluctance by the political establishment to employ too many Catholics (who were seen as potentially disloyal to the Protestant and unionist ethos of the new government) the force abandoned this policy. It was asked to advise on any alterations to the existing police necessary for the formation of a new force (i.e. 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. A service has been held in Londonderry in memory of two RUC officers murdered by the IRA fifty years ago. Sinn Fin (SF) blamed the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) for the attack. [14] When they arrived, about 50 youths broke away from the march and attacked the RUC base with stones and petrol bombs. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography [10] In 2000, the RUC was awarded the George Cross for bravery. Killed by: non-specific Republican group (REP) The website cannot function properly without these cookies. [14][16] The RUC responded by sending out riot police[14] and by driving Shorland armoured cars at the crowd. August 9th: A 41-year-old Catholic civilian, Peter McGuinness, is killed by a plastic bullet in Belfast. Catholics largely turned away from the British Army, who they saw as treating Protestants differently, especially after the Falls Curfew. [36][37], On 4 April 1922, the RIC was disbanded. Helsinki Watch heard dozens of stories from children, their parents, lawyers, youth workers and political leaders of children being stopped on the street and hit, kicked and abused again and again by police and soldiers. The George Cross was instituted during the second World War by King George VI. 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The disorder led to the Battle of the Bogside in Derry, a three-day riot in the Bogside district between the RUC and the nationalist/Catholic residents. The RUC was to be 3,000-strong, recruiting 2,000 ex-RIC and 1,000 "A Specials". The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press [7], There was some movement on reform in Northern Ireland in the first half of 1969. There were two officers killed in the 1930s, four in the 1940s and four between 1956 and 1962. [46] The loyalists continued shooting and burned more Catholic-owned houses on Bombay Street,[17] but were stopped by soldiers using tear gas. For operational purposes, Northern Ireland was divided into twelve Divisions and thirty-nine Sub-Divisions. While the thousands of British Army troops sent to Northern Ireland were initially seen as a neutral force, they quickly got dragged into the street violence and by 1971 were devoting most of their attention to combatting republican paramilitaries. "He called in with us the night before he was shot. Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)Shot at his farm, Cornascriebe, near Portadown, County Armagh. In two of these cases, those relating to the deaths of Hugh McCabe and Patrick Rooney, it was concluded that there is no reasonable prospect of conviction for any offence in respect of the two former RUC officers reported, she said. Catholics claimed that the RUC held them back so that the loyalists could burn their homes. The first child to be killed in the Troubles, Patrick Rooney, nine, along with 20-year-old Hugh . Connla Young. This is the view from the back of a house. He doesn't remember his father but his mother made sure there were "always photographs" in the house, and she had spoken to him the day before as the 50th anniversary approached. Shot during street disturbances, Cathedral Road, Armagh. They became the first security forces victims of the Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign. Those officers issued with a firearm authorisation card must complete a weapon training course and earn a certificate of competency. A wee factory was also set up in Leeson Street to make petrol bombs. The gang got out of a passing car as the man walked home and hit him several times with a hammer and stabbed him in the arm. 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[7] A Catholic civilian Francis McCloskey (67) died one day after being hit on the head with batons by RUC officers during rioting in Dungiven.[7][8]. The first major confrontation between Civil Rights activists and the police occurred in Derry on 5 October 1968, when a NICRA march was baton-charged by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) police. In addition, many Catholics who joined the force, particularly during the Troubles, were targeted for murder or ostracised by their own community. Northern Ireland subsequently came under direct rule from Westminster with its own Secretary of State, who had overall responsibility for security policy. Stevens used the following criteria as a definition of collusion while conducting his investigation: On 12 December 2012 the British Prime minister David Cameron admitted a statement to the House of Commons that "shocking levels of collusion occurred in the murder of Finucane."[51]. About the same time the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Belfast was significantly expanded, with a detective head constable being appointed to head the CID force in each of the five Belfast police districts. Gaz Coombes brings Turn The Car Around to Ireland, Ed Sheeran announces Dublin date for later this month, Newton Emerson: It's not only Peter Robinson that can think up clever devices, Patricia MacBride: Don't forget why we needed the Windsor Framework, Aaron Ramsdale enjoying challenge of Arsenal's push for Premier League title, Stephen Robinson takes encouragement from recent games as St Mirren host Celtic. Killed by: British Army (BA) Killed by: non-specific Loyalist group (LOY) Although thought too green in her political leanings, Mowlam insisted she had not been forced out by Unionists. Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in. By the 1960s, representation of Catholics in the RUC had fallen to 12%. There were reports in the Northern Ireland media that the Combined Loyalist Military Command (CLMC) had met during the day to consider their response to the IRA bombing. Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)Killed in mortar bomb attack on New Barnsley British Army (BA) / Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base, Springfield Road, Belfast. Francis McCloskey, a 67-year-old Catholic civilian had been found unconscious on 13 July near the Dungiven Orange Hall following a police baton charge against a crowd who had been throwing stones at the hall. [11], The first disturbances in Northern Irelands capital took place on the night of 13 August. The RUC believed that the shots had come from nearby Divis Tower. [40] At 12:25 that afternoon, the Northern Ireland cabinet finally sent a request for military aid to the Home Office in London. Her immediate focus after the murder was the couple's toddler son, Clive. "You do worry about them with the riots and what-not, but you put it to the back of your mind. One, Sean OHare, said, I never saw it written on a wall. "Policing a Divided Society: Obstacles to Normalization in Northern Ireland", This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 03:01. Shot during street disturbances at the junction of Palmer Street and Crumlin Road, Belfast. Events in Belfast have been viewed by some as apogromagainst the Catholic and nationalist minority.[1][2]. [47], On 13 August there were further riots in Dungannon, Coalisland, Dungiven, Armagh and Newry. Victor Arbuckle (aged 29), a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), was shot dead by Loyalists during street disturbances on the Shankill Road in Belfast. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. This page was last edited on 7 January 2023, at 11:35. PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie. Sporadic violence took place throughout the rest of the year between Catholic nationalists, Protestant loyalists and the RUC, and intensified over the summer, during the Orange Orders marching season. A nine-year-old boy, Patrick Rooney, was killed by machine-gun fire as he lay in bed in one of the flats. Died three months after being badly beaten in his home, William Street, Bogside, Derry. The RUC was superseded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in 2001, as mandated by the final version of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. Following the awarding of theGeorge Crossin 2000, its formal title became theRoyal Ulster Constabulary, GC. A Shorland armoured car. In the endeavour to cope simultaneously with the warring factions the police efforts were practically nullified. [15] Shots were exchanged there between the IRA and RUC. As a result, representation of Catholics in the RUC never exceeded 20%. The loyalists had taken to the streets in protest at the Hunt Report, which recommended the disbandment of the, The UVF detonated bombs in the Republic of Ireland. (I.R.A) History &Background, Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign, 11th Oct Deaths & Events in Northern IrelandTroubles. We entirely reject the hypothesis that the origin of last weeks tragedy was an armed insurrection.[7]. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The Troubles in Crossmaglen recounts incidents during, and the effects of, the Troubles in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Witnesses later said they had seen police batoning a figure in the doorway where McCloskey was found, although police claimed that he had been unconscious before the baton charge and may have been hit with a stone. Victor Arbuckle was the first RUC officer killed in the Troubles Stephen White, chairman of the RUC George Cross Foundation, said the scale of the loss of life to come was unimaginable. [9], British soldiers were not deployed in Ardoyne, and violence continued there on Friday night. ProtestantStatus: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). [11] Allegations regarding collusion prompted several inquiries, the most recent of which was authored by Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan in 2007. [13]:268 Initially, a third of positions within the force were reserved for Catholics, a reflection of the denominational proportions of the population of Northern Ireland at that time. The same day the Warrenpoint ambush saw 18 British soldiers killed in a double bomb attack - the highest loss of life for the army during the Troubles. A couple and their two-month old baby were in the house at the time but escaped injury. The RUC has been accused by republicans and Irish nationalists of one-sided policing and discrimination, as well ascollusionwithloyalistparamilitaries. All four of the officers inside were killed and 11 other people - including several children - also travelling along the road were injured. 9 July 1986 - Carl Davies (24) and Mitchell Robert Bertram (20), both members of the British Army, were killed by an IRA remote-controlled bomb hidden in a car and trailer which was detonated when their foot patrol passed near Crossmaglen. [28] On Percy Street, a loyalist opened fire with a shotgun,[23] and USC officers helped the loyalists to push back the nationalists. The last RUC officer killed, Constable Francis OReilly (a Catholic), was also killed by loyalists, in a September 1998 bombing during theDrumcree conflict. In Dungannon and Armagh, USC officers again opened fire on rioters. Killed by: British Army (BA)Shot during street disturbances, Hopeton Street, Shankill, Belfast. [17], On the evening of 16 August the British Army was deployed on Crumlin Road. And seventeen-year-olds told Human Rights Watch Helsinki of severe beatings in detention during interrogations by police. This meant the introduction of the British rank and promotion structure,[23] the creation of 12 Police Divisions and 39 Sub-Divisions, the disbandment of the Ulster Special Constabulary,[24] and the creation of a Police Authority designed to be representative of all segments of the community. [7][8][9] In the same period, the RUC killed 55 people, 28 of whom were civilians. He had only joined the RUC eight months before. The review was published in September 1999. [4][5] Conversely, it was praised as one of the most professional police forces in the world by British security forces. In fact, it later emerged that members of the loyalist Ulster Protestant Volunteers (UPV) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) had carried out the bombings in an attempt to implicate the IRA, destabilise the Government and halt the reforms demanded by the Civil Rights movement and promised by Terence ONeill. As Northern Ireland reaches a turning point in its political development this award is made to recognise the collective courage and dedication to duty of all of those who have served in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and who have accepted the danger and stress this has brought to them and to their families. Police officers in interrogation centres insult, trick and threaten youngsters and sometimes physically assault them. Killed by:British Army (BA) The percentage of Catholics in the RUC dropped as these men retired over time. 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