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‘Taking Matters into their own hands’ – The Ulster Special Constabulary
By John Ó Néill The recent controversy over a planned state commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) showed a fairly loose …
By John Ó Néill The recent controversy over a planned state commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) showed a fairly loose …