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  POLICE - LoveToKnow Article on POLICE
The strength of the metropolitan police in 1908 was 18,167, comprising 32 superintendents, 572 inspectors, 2378 sergeants and 15,185 constables.
The proportion of police to inhabitants is one in 352.
The proportion of police constables to the inhabitants is one to 436.
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 Dublin Metropolitan Police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) was the police force of Dublin, Ireland, from 1836 to 1925.
The DMP did not take the side of the British in the Anglo-Irish War as stridently as did the RIC, and as such did not suffer the casualty rate of that force, apart from the political "G" Division.
Like police forces in Great Britain, the DMP was always an unarmed force until it was amalgamated into An Garda Síochána, which had replaced the RIC in the Irish Free State, in 1925.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dublin_Metropolitan_Police   (420 words)

  
 Metropolitan police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metropolitan police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force.
The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
The Miami-Dade Police Department, formerly the Metro-Dade Police Department, is the county police force for Dade County, Florida, although its jurisdiction excludes the city of Miami itself.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metropolitan_police   (201 words)

  
 Dublin Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland was the seat of British rule in Ireland until 1922.
It was first and foremost a royal residence, resided in by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland or Viceroy of Ireland, the representative of the King or Queen.
Dublin Castle is currently maintained by the Office of Public Works, and houses the offices of the Revenue Commissioners.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dublin_Castle   (659 words)

  
 Freedom First Then Peace --
Organised policing commenced in Ireland in 1822 with the foundation of the Irish Constabulary.
The Dublin Metropolitan Police, which had been founded in 1836, was amalgamated with the Garda Síochána in 1925.
The Dublin Metropolitan Region is made up primarily of the City and the County of Dublin, though it includes small portions of neighbouring County Kildare to the west and County Wicklow to the South.
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 Dublin Metropolitan Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rural policing in Ireland began when Chief Secretary for Ireland, Robert Peel created the Peace Preservation Force in 1816.
Like those on the mainland of Britain, the DMP was always an unarmed force until amalgamated into An Garda Síochána in 1925.
An Garda Síochána was formed to replace the Royal Irish Constabulary, and merged with the Dublin Metropolitan Police in 1925.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/dublin_metropolitan_police   (329 words)

  
 Short History of An Garda Siochana
The tradition of organised policing in Ireland can be traced back to the establishment of the County Constabulary in 1822 - this was a uniformed police force formed on a regional basis.
In 1836 the Irish Constabulary (later to be known as the Royal Irish Constabulary) and the Dublin Metropolitan Police were established to replace the County Constabulary.
In 1925, the Dublin Metropolitan Police was amalgamated with the Garda Síochána.
www.garda.ie /angarda/history.html   (239 words)

  
 Country Information
Dublin City was policed by a separate Force - the Dublin Metropolitan Police - which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1836 and its first recruit attested in July 1837.
The Garda Síochána replaced the R.I.C. in February 1922, and in April 1925, the Dublin Metropolitan Police was amalgamated with the Garda Síochána.
Dublin has within its confines the residence of the Presidents of Ireland; the House of the Oireachtas (Parliament); Embassies, residences of members of the Diplomatic Corps; sittings of superior courts, etc. It is also the centre of various national and international events, all of which heavy demands on police personnel.
www.enp.nl /countryinformation/ireland.html   (2017 words)

  
 Report on Offences Under the Dublin Police Acts and Related Offences
However, in 1786 a similar measure was passed by the Irish Parliament for the Dublin metropolitan area entitled “An Act for improving the police of the City of Dublin”.
Outside the Dublin metropolitan police district in the eighteenth century there was an ineffective baronial constabulary and a watch force in most of the important towns.
Dublin Metropolitan Police force in the execution of his duty, or aids or incites any person so to assault or resist, is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding £5.
www.lawreform.ie /publications/data/volume4/lrc_33.html   (10477 words)

  
 Royal Irish Constabulary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The first organised police force in Northern Ireland came about through the Peace Preservation Act of 1814[?] but the Irish Constabulary Act of 1822[?] is marked as the true beginning of the Irish Constabulary.
The police demonstrated their efficiency against the Fenian Brotherhood with the putting down of the William Smith O'Brien[?] uprising.
What is certain is that he has come to stand for literature seems never to have had a conscious relation to letters, he has kept the and poet at once, he has spoken to his generation with authority which we an admiration for work which had not yet made itself known to so many;.
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 Irish Police History - A Valuable Genealogical Source   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Irish Revenue Police were responsible for suppressing illegal distillation of poteen the force served from between 1832 and 1857 and numbered approximately 500.
Established in 1836 the DMP was not disbanded until 1925, some 3 years after the RIC, whereupon the Garda Siochana assumed responsibility for policing the capital.
The original personnel register of the DMP is held at the Garda Museum in Dublin Castle and a microfilm copy is available at the Irish National Archives.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/irish_genealogy/51217   (486 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Royal Ulster Constabulary Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
To unionists, the majority community, the police force was seen as the defenders of the Northern Irish state, which had an entirely unionist-dominated system of government.
Policing a divided society such as in Northern Ireland proved difficult, as each community (nationalist and unionist) used different symbols and had different attitudes towards the institutions of the state.
In particular police and army involvement in the murder of nationalist solicitor Pat Finucane, long alleged by nationalists, and Adam Lambert, a young protestant mistaken for a catholic, was confirmed.
www.ipedia.com /royal_ulster_constabulary.html   (1789 words)

  
 DUBLIN POLICE ACT, 1924   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Employment of Dublin Metropolitan Police outside the Police District of Dublin Metropolis.
—(1) The office of Accountant to the Commissioners of the Dublin Metropolitan Police created by section 7 of the Dublin Police Act, 1859, and in which by that Act were consolidated the offices of Receiver and Secretary to the Commissioners aforesaid and the office of Supervisor of Taxes, is hereby abolished.
—(1) From and after the passing of this Act the references in section 58 of the Dublin Police Act, 1842, to the Receiver of the Police District shall be construed as references to the Accounting Officer as defined by this Act, and the said section 58 shall have effect accordingly.
www.irishstatutebook.ie /1924_31.html   (956 words)

  
 The Scotsman - UK - Police question man over Thames torso boy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
POLICE investigating the voodoo-style killing of an African boy whose dismembered and mutilated body was found in the Thames are questioning a man in Dublin.
The Metropolitan Police said a 37-year-old Nigerian man, Sam Onogigovie, had been arrested by the Garda under an extradition warrant issued by German police over offences linked to human trafficking.
By identifying traces of pollen in the boy’s lungs, police were able to establish that he had not been in London for long before his death.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=723342003   (513 words)

  
 An Garda Síochána in Mayo
In 1822 an Act was passed establishing four Provincial police forces with depots in the North (Armagh),West (Ballinrobe), Midlands (Daingean),South (Ballincollig).
Dublin City was policed by a separate Force - The "Dublin Metropolitan Police"- which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1836 and its first recruit attested in July 1837.
An Garda Síochána replaced the R.I.C. in February 1922 and in April 1925, the Dublin Metropolitan was amalgamated with An Garda Síochána.
www.mayo-ireland.ie /ConnTel/CT9711/CT971112/Garda2.htm   (834 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Dublin Metropolitan Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The DMP did not take the side of the British in the Anglo-Irish War as stridently as did the RIC, and as such did not suffer the casualty rate of that force.
Many DMP officers actively assisted the IRA, most famously Edward "Ned" Broy, who passed valuable intelligence to Michael Collins throughout the conflict.
Like those in Britain, the DMP was always an unarmed force until amalgamated into An Garda Síochána in 1925.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Dublin-Metropolitan-Police   (404 words)

  
 The Garda Siochana - PoliceHistory.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Organised policing in Ireland began with the Dublin Police Act, 1786.
The Civic Guard was later renamed the Garda Síochána and in 1925 the Dublin Metropolitan Police merged with the new police force.
Policing is carried out in both rural and urban areas by uniformed officers equipped with only a modest truncheon.
www.esatclear.ie /%7Egarda/garda.html   (464 words)

  
 DUBLIN - Online Information article about DUBLIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
possession of which Dublin is remarkable, was founded by Sigtryg, a Christ Christianized king of the Danes of Dublin, in 1038, Church.
The magnetic observatory of Dublin was erected in the years 1837—1838 in the gardens attached to Trinity College, at the expense of the university.
Fawcett's Act, all tests were abolished, and the prizes and honours of all grades hitherto reserved for Protestants of the Established Church were thrown open to all.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /DRO_ECG/DUBLIN.html   (3734 words)

  
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Dublin City was policed by a separate Force — the Dublin Metropolitan Police — which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1836 and its first recruit attested in July 1837.
One of the Assistant Commissioners is in charge of the Dublin Metropolitan Area and another is in charge of Training and Research at the Garda Síochána College in Templemore, Co Tipperary.
The aim of the course is to turn out Gardaí who are competently fulfilling their police role and have a base for adapting to meet the changing demands of a modern society throughout their service.
www.publicjobs.ie /downloads/garda_history.doc   (1324 words)

  
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The Royal Irish Constabulary and was Ireland's armed country-wide police force between 1822 in 1922 and 85,028 men passed through its ranks.
Dublin had its own unarmed Dublin Metropolitan Police from 1836 to 1925.
The RIC was instrumental in organizing practically all the police forces in the British Colonies.
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 No. 3/1924: DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE. THE DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE PAY ORDER, 1924.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This period may be extended to eighteen months if at the end of the first year the Constable has not made sufficient progress for his appointment to be confirmed, but it is desired to give him a further opportunity of showing that he is likely to become an efficient Constable.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13 of the Constabulary and Police (Ireland) Act, 1883, no deduction in respect of barrack accommodation shall be made from the pay prescribed in this Order in the case of any member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Except where inconsistent with this Order, the conditions heretofore applicable to the pay of the members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police to whom this Order applies shall continue to apply in the same manner and to the same extent as they would have applied if this Order had not been made.
www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZSI3Y1924A.html   (597 words)

  
 History of Policing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Policing in Ireland commenced with the formation of the Dublin Police.
Whilst the 'Republic of Ireland is policed by their police service the Civic Guard, who changes its name to Garda Siochana a year after its formation and remain to this day.
The Dublin Metropolitan Police is amalgamated with the Garda Siochana in 1925'.
golum.riv.csu.edu.au /~mwoodw05/history_of_policing.htm   (452 words)

  
 The Irish Citizen Army : Labour clenches its fist!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After arriving in Dublin he set up the Irish Socialist Republican Party (I.S.R.P.) but in 1903 he and his family were again on the move due to poverty, this time to the U.S.A., where he was to remain for seven years.
Police brutality during previous strikes in Dublin, Cork and Wexford, had convinced some people of the absolute necessity of a defence force.
The police once again went wild batoning and clubbing everybody in the area despite the fact that most people in O'Connell Street that day were coming or going to church and most of Larkin's supporters were in Croydon Park.
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 Royal Irish Constabulary -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), was one of Ireland's two police forces in the early twentieth century, alongside the (Click link for more info and facts about Dublin Metropolitan Police) Dublin Metropolitan Police.
The police demonstrated their efficiency against the (Click link for more info and facts about Fenian Brotherhood) Fenian Brotherhood with the putting down of the (Click link for more info and facts about William Smith O'Brien) William Smith O'Brien uprising.
As a result the Belfast Town Police were disbanded and control of the city passed to the RIC.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/royal_irish_constabulary.htm   (825 words)

  
 Clare Museum: Riches of Clare: Policing the Early Irish State
They were the longest surviving independent urban police force in Ireland – the forces in Belfast and Derry had long since been disbanded – with new recruits trained at the depot in Kevin Street, Dublin.
Included in the Dublin Metropolitan force was a mounted troop which was disbanded in 1919 and a detective division nicknamed “G Men” formed to combat the IRA during the War of Independence.
The Dublin Metropolitan Police was authorised to act in conjunction with Gardai outside the capital in 1924 and was formally amalgamated into the new force in 1925.
www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/claremuseum/news_events/policing_irish_state.htm   (875 words)

  
 The Dublin Police and the Worker's Revolt, Garda Siochana Historical Society, Ireland's National Police Force, ...
In June the farmers of County Dublin, faced with the loss of the harvest, capitulated to the agricultural labourers.
The battle-weary police retaliated with a baton charge, the crowd fleeing into Prince's Street where they were met head-on by another police detachment on duty at the rear of the Independent offices.
It was all over in two minutes, with the reputation of the DMP in ruins amid the debris in Sackville Street, business premises and tramcars wrecked; 400 injured citizens including women and children, and 50 policemen, on their way to the hospitals.
www.policehistory.utvinternet.com /dublinworkersrevolt.html   (2193 words)

  
 Irish Echo Online - News
Dublin Castle, the king said, should be "suitable for the administration of justice and, if need be, for the defense of the city."
Broy switched to the Dublin Metropolitan Police later, joining the "G" division in 1917, then a crucial part of British intelligence services in Ireland.
Their son was among the police officers who died at the World Trade Center.
www.irishecho.com /newspaper/story.cfm?id=14267   (1714 words)

  
 Garda Síochána Museum/Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
THE GARDA SÍOCHÁNA The Garda Síochána Museum is the museum of the Republic of Ireland's national police force.
Artefacts relating to the establishment of the Irish Constabulary in 1822 which became the Royal Irish Constabulary (R.I.C.) in 1867 and the establishment of the Dublin Police in 1836.
Artefactual material relating to the disbandment of the R.I.C. in 1922 and the establishment of the Garda Síochána na h-Éireann (Guardians of the Peace of Ireland) and the merging with the Dublin Metropolitan Police (D.M.P.) in 1925.
www.esatclear.ie /~garda/museum.html   (341 words)

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