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Specialized police force of Northern Ireland
The Ulster Special Constabulary (USC; commonly called the "B-Specials" or "B Men") was a quasi-military reserve special constable police force in what
Ulster_Special_Constabulary
British auxiliary police force
However, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (and the previous Royal Irish Constabulary) did have its own Ulster Special Constabulary from 1920 until 1970
Special_Constabulary
Police force of Northern Ireland (1922–2001)
The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was the police force of Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. It was founded on 1 June 1922 as a successor to the Royal
Royal_Ulster_Constabulary
Recruits supporting the Royal Irish Constabulary
sometimes used for both groups. Another force, the Ulster Special Constabulary (commonly called the "B-Specials"), was founded in 1920 to reinforce the RIC in
Black_and_Tans
Award
The Special Constabulary Long Service Medal is a long service medal awarded in the United Kingdom to members of the Special Constabulary who have completed
Special Constabulary Long Service Medal
Special_Constabulary_Long_Service_Medal
Former infantry regiment of the British Army
Volunteers, the Ulster Constitution Defence Committee, the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Ulster Special Constabulary. They argued "Ulster" had strong party
Ulster_Defence_Regiment
Unionist militia in Ireland
the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC), the new reserve police force of Northern Ireland. A loyalist paramilitary group calling itself the Ulster Volunteer
Ulster_Volunteers
The Ulster Special Constabulary Association (USCA) was a loyalist group active in Northern Ireland during the early 1970s. The group was established following
Ulster Special Constabulary Association
Ulster_Special_Constabulary_Association
Auxiliary or specialised law enforcement officer
who is granted certain (special) police powers. In some jurisdictions, police forces are complemented by a special constabulary, whose volunteer members
Special_constable
Irish boxer
Alec" Robinson (c. 1901 – 1995) was a boxer, Ulster loyalist paramilitary and Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) reservist. Robinson gained notoriety in
Alexander_Robinson
Pro-UK political ideology in Northern Ireland
Volunteers Orange Volunteers (1972) Ulster Resistance Ulster Special Constabulary Association Down Orange Welfare Ulster Protestant Volunteers Anti-Irish
Ulster_loyalism
Conflict in Northern Ireland
deployed and the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) (or Specials) were formed to help the regular police – the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). The USC was
The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922)
The_Troubles_in_Ulster_(1920–1922)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up special in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Special or Specials may refer to: Officer of the Ulster Special Constabulary, Northern Ireland (1920–1970)
Special
1919–1921 war between Irish and British forces
quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its paramilitary forces the Auxiliaries and Ulster Special Constabulary (USC). It was part of the Irish
Irish_War_of_Independence
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
were also incorporated into state structures, including the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC), which Allen Feldman argues "emulated the state's fusion
The_Troubles
Former armed police force of the United Kingdom in Ireland
attacks on civilians. The Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) was formed to reinforce the RIC in most of the northern province of Ulster. In consequence of the
Royal_Irish_Constabulary
1969–2007 British military operation in Northern Ireland during the Troubles
response to the August 1969 riots. Its role was to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and to assert the authority of the British government in Northern
Operation_Banner
South Armagh Republican Action Force Ulster Protestant Volunteers Ulster Special Constabulary Association Ulster Volunteers The Blackshirts of the National
List of defunct paramilitary organizations
List_of_defunct_paramilitary_organizations
the British Armed Forces. Many of the killings were by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Police in Northern
List of killings by police in the United Kingdom
List_of_killings_by_police_in_the_United_Kingdom
Northern Ireland loyalist paramilitary (c. 1950–2006)
February 2006) was a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary's Special Patrol Group and the illegal Ulster Volunteer Force's Glennane gang in the 1970s
Billy_McCaughey
the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Catholics represented only 11% and that there were no Catholic members of the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC). The
Hunt_Report
IRA member (1898–1922)
colloquially called the Ulster Government, and as Military Advisor he raised and organized a body of men known as the Ulster Special Constabulary, who are the principal
Reginald_Dunne
Separation barriers in Northern Ireland
Telegraph. Retrieved 2 May 2013. "Peace Walls 'As Contentious As Ever'". Ulster Research. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November
Peace_lines
Provisional IRA attack in London, England
transported to London via ferry, according to Marian Price. The Royal Ulster Constabulary warned the British that the ASU was travelling to England, but were
1973_Old_Bailey_bombing
1921 division of Ireland into two jurisdictions
Arming the Protestants: The Formation of the Ulster Special Constabulary and the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Pluto Press, 1983. p.166 McCluskey, p. 126
Partition_of_Ireland
1969 riot in Derry, Northern Ireland
first time it had been used by UK police. Residents feared the Ulster Special Constabulary would be sent in and would massacre Catholic residents. The Irish
Battle_of_the_Bogside
Mass shooting in Derry, Northern Ireland
welcomed the British Army as a neutral force – in contrast to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), which was widely regarded as a sectarian police force – relations
Bloody_Sunday_(1972)
Military unit
previously County Commandant for County Armagh of the Ulster Special Constabulary, (B Specials) was the first Commanding Officer and served from 1970
2nd Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
2nd_Battalion,_Ulster_Defence_Regiment
by policemen of the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC). All but one of the dead were members of the McMahon family. The Specials broke into their house
List of cases of police brutality in the United Kingdom
List_of_cases_of_police_brutality_in_the_United_Kingdom
Ulster loyalist paramilitary movement
paramilitary organisations were taken in under the UR umbrella; Ulster Special Constabulary Association whose presence was inspirational rather than practical
Ulster_Resistance
Former Irish republican paramilitary group
in 1968, there had been many cases of street violence. The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) had been shown on television in undisciplined baton charges
Official Irish Republican Army
Official_Irish_Republican_Army
British Army officer (1888–1970)
awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He later joined the Ulster Special Constabulary. Born in 1888, in Macclesfield, Crosse came from a military family
Richard Crosse (British Army officer)
Richard_Crosse_(British_Army_officer)
Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) RUC Special Branch Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) – to 30 April 1970 Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) Ulster Defence
Outline_of_the_Troubles
Form of police force used in various jurisdictions
former Royal Irish Constabulary, the former Royal Ulster Constabulary[citation needed], Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Jamaica Constabulary Force. A military
Constabulary
Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
civil rights campaign was met with violence from both Ulster loyalists and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), culminating in the August 1969 riots and deployment
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1986
the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary. This is part of a wider campaign against the British security forces
Continuity Irish Republican Army
Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army
Mass shooting in Belfast, Northern Ireland
later investigation by the Police Ombudsman found that the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) had engaged in "collusive behaviour" with UDA informers involved
Sean Graham bookmakers' shooting
Sean_Graham_bookmakers'_shooting
1971 mass arrest and internment by the British Army in Northern Ireland
Army was deployed on the streets to bolster the police, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). Up until this point, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) had been
Operation_Demetrius
republicans, the UDV was formed from members of the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) (also known as the 'B' Specials during the period) rather than volunteers
Ulster_Defence_Volunteers
1988 terrorist attack in Northern Ireland
outbreaks of violence. In a change from normal procedure, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) agreed to stay away from the funeral in exchange for guarantees
Milltown_Cemetery_attack
Military unit
sought in army bases, as although the old Ulster Special Constabulary (its most notable division being the 'B-Specials') platoon huts were vacant and available
1st Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
1st_Battalion,_Ulster_Defence_Regiment
Effort to end UK control of Northern Ireland (1969–1997)
force compared to the Protestant- and unionist-dominated RUC and Ulster Special Constabulary. However, this good relationship with nationalists did not last
Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_campaign
List of dramatized works about The Troubles and dissident republican events
Republican Army Cinema of Northern Ireland Gallagher, Richard (2023). Screening Ulster: Cinema and the Unionists. Springer Nature. ISBN 9783031234361. Gallagher
List_of_The_Troubles_films
1976 gun attacks in Northern Ireland
rogue British soldiers and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) police officers. Billy McCaughey, an officer from the Special Patrol Group, admitted taking part
Reavey_and_O'Dowd_killings
1979 IRA attack on British forces
that any shots had been fired at the troops, and according to Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) researchers, the soldiers might have mistaken the sound of
Warrenpoint_ambush
Former Irish Republican paramilitary group
reservist, and one member of the British security forces, a Royal Ulster Constabulary constable. Autumn – Former INLA Volunteers led by Jimmy Brown broke
Irish People's Liberation Organisation
Irish_People's_Liberation_Organisation
Military unit
also Catholic. This led to a complaint from the chairman of the Ulster Special Constabulary association who claimed that: in 3 UDR preference for promotion
3rd Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
3rd_Battalion,_Ulster_Defence_Regiment
Irish reserve unit
The Special Patrol Group (SPG) of the Royal Ulster Constabulary was a tactical reserve of 310 officers which had the role: "to provide support to divisional
Special_Patrol_Group_(RUC)
Bomb attack in Northern Ireland
nine minutes remained before the bomb exploded at 21:00. The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base at Newtownards had received two further telephone warnings
La_Mon_restaurant_bombing
Provisional IRA attack in England
the commander of Special Branch in Manchester, a GMP assistant chief constable and a "senior officer" from the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), it was decided
1996_Manchester_bombing
Bomb attack by the UVF in 1976
Northern Ireland", it was also revealed that he was a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Special Branch agent. A further 50 paramilitary attacks have been
Hillcrest_Bar_bombing
1922 murder of a family in Belfast
police uniforms and it is suspected they were members of the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC). It is believed to have been a reprisal for the Irish Republican
McMahon_killings
1972 British operation in Northern Ireland
infantry and two armoured battalions, aided by 5,300 soldiers from the local Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR). Several Centurion AVRE demolition vehicles, derived
Operation_Motorman
The Royal Ulster Constabulary Band was the public duties branch of the Royal Ulster Constabulary of Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 under District
Royal Ulster Constabulary Band
Royal_Ulster_Constabulary_Band
1992 SAS ambush in Northern Ireland
had attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base in Coalisland, County Tyrone, was ambushed shortly afterwards by the Special Air Service (SAS) in
Clonoe_ambush
Irish Constabulary (RIC)/Auxiliary Division and Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) paramilitary units—the Black and Tans, the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC)
Timeline of the Irish War of Independence
Timeline_of_the_Irish_War_of_Independence
Killing of Catholics in Belfast
carried out the attack, members of either the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) or Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), in retaliation for the killing of an
Arnon_Street_killings
1971 pub bombing in Belfast, Northern Ireland
themselves were partly to blame. A report later found that the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the police force in Northern Ireland at the time, were biased in
McGurk's_Bar_bombing
1998 car bombing in Northern Ireland by the Real IRA
inside the Real IRA, but this information was not given to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). In 2008, the BBC reported that British intelligence agency
Omagh_bombing
1969 attack in Derry, Northern Ireland
Burntollet an Ulster loyalist crowd numbering in the region of 300, including 100 off-duty members of the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC), attacked
Burntollet_Bridge_incident
1976 sectarian massacre during The Troubles in Northern Ireland
militants, British soldiers from the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), and police officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). A former member of the group
Kingsmill_massacre
troops were deployed in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007. The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was an armed force that took a military approach to counter-terrorism
Paramilitary punishment attacks in Northern Ireland
Paramilitary_punishment_attacks_in_Northern_Ireland
1972 bombing by the Official IRA
rioting hot-spots such as Derry and Belfast to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). In December 1969 the Irish Republican Army split into two
1972_Aldershot_bombing
IRA bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland
killed: five civilians, two British soldiers, a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) reservist, and an Ulster Defence Association (UDA) member, while 130 were injured
Bloody_Friday_(1972)
British Army counter-insurgency force
Shortly afterward, the MRF unit's car was stopped by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and the occupants were arrested. Inside the car was a Thompson
Military_Reaction_Force
1987 Provisional IRA terror attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
services by the security forces. A week before the bombing, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) clashed with mourners at the funeral of IRA volunteers Eddie
Remembrance_Day_bombing
1979 murder in City of Westminster, London
INLA Deadly Divisions pp 6 "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1974". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Jack Holland & Henry McDonald: INLA Deadly Divisions pp 63, 64 Jack
Assassination_of_Airey_Neave
People believed to have been murdered during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
United Kingdom British Army (Ulster Defence Regiment Force Research Unit) Royal Ulster Constabulary (Ulster Special Constabulary) Ireland Defence Forces Garda
The Disappeared (Northern Ireland)
The_Disappeared_(Northern_Ireland)
IRA sniping campaign against British security forces
Ireland, were killed by IRA snipers. About 180 British soldiers, Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers were killed that way between 1971 and 1991. The Armalite
South Armagh Sniper (1990–1997)
South_Armagh_Sniper_(1990–1997)
1993 IRA attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland
in 1993 and, three days before the Shankill Road bomb, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) arrested an Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) hit squad
Shankill_Road_bombing
Helicopter downed by the Provisional IRA over Northern Ireland
later said resembled a sangar. Initial reports issued by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) stated a second firing point beside St Joseph's High School
1991 British Army Lynx shootdown
1991_British_Army_Lynx_shootdown
Part of the United Kingdom
Ulster Special Constabulary and the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Pluto Press, 1983. p.166 Lawlor, Pearse. The Outrages: The IRA and the Ulster Special Constabulary
Northern_Ireland
Irish republican paramilitary group formed in 1974
waged a paramilitary campaign against the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in Northern Ireland. It was also active to a lesser extent
Irish National Liberation Army
Irish_National_Liberation_Army
Political movement seeking independence in Ireland
Republicans have often denied that their attacks on the Ulster Defence Regiment or Royal Ulster Constabulary are sectarian attacks on Protestants by claiming
Irish_republicanism
assassination, and the recruitment of some of its members into the Ulster Special Constabulary. The Sydney Morning Herald - Nov 15, 1921 - p 9 Hawera & Normanby
Ulster_Imperial_Guards
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1922, a shooting occurred in Cushendall. Several lorries of Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) personnel, accompanied by British Army soldiers, drove
Cushendall
Violence in Belfast in the Irish War of Independence
it a Protestant majority. Its new reserve police force, the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC), was almost wholly Protestant and some of its members carried
Bloody_Sunday_(1921)
1988 killings in Belfast, Northern Ireland
that there would be no three-volley salute by IRA gunmen. A member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Michael Stone, learned of this agreement. He
Corporals_killings
1975 mass murder in Northern Ireland
the Glenanne gang, a secret alliance of loyalist militants, Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) police officers and UDR soldiers. There are also allegations
Miami_Showband_killings
United Kingdom British Army (Ulster Defence Regiment Force Research Unit) Royal Ulster Constabulary (Ulster Special Constabulary) Ireland Defence Forces Garda
Hume–Adams_dialogue
Clashes in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
politician, the soldiers fabricated a bogus bomb warning, while the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) stated that the operation began when a joint police/military
1992_Coalisland_riots
Whipping as a punishment
of the Ulster Special Constabulary, 1920-27. London: Pluto Press Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0861047052. McKenna, Fionnuala. "Civil Authorities (Special Powers)
Flagellation
Area in Northern Ireland where nationalist and unionist neighborhoods meet
Irish republican New Lodge area of the Antrim Road and the neighbouring Ulster loyalist Tiger's Bay area. Clashes here date back to at least the early
Interface_area
1974 IRA attack in England
as to physical and psychological abuse while in the custody of both constabularies, Mr Justice Bridge concluded: "These investigations both at Morecambe
Birmingham_pub_bombings
Military unit
1970. Around 75% (1,187) of the Tyrone members of the disbanded Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) applied to join 6 UDR, of which 419 were accepted. As a
6th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
6th_Battalion,_Ulster_Defence_Regiment
1922–1923 conflict between factions of the IRA
had the Irish Civil War not broken out. Indeed, the Ulster Special Constabulary (the "B-Specials") that had been established in 1920 (on the foundation
Irish_Civil_War
significant damage. 11 August – 1970 Crossmaglen bombing: Two Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers were killed by a booby-trap car bomb exploded in Crossmaglen
List of bombings during the Troubles
List_of_bombings_during_the_Troubles
Topics referred to by the same term
major rebel organization Ulster Special Constabulary, a former reserve police force in Northern Ireland United States Constabulary (1946–1952), the security
USC
1992 IRA attack in London, England
United Kingdom British Army (Ulster Defence Regiment Force Research Unit) Royal Ulster Constabulary (Ulster Special Constabulary) Ireland Defence Forces Garda
Baltic_Exchange_bombing
1981 IRA attack in Northern Ireland
Armagh Brigade regularly launched attacks on British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) patrols. In April 1979, four RUC officers were killed and their
Altnaveigh_landmine_attack
Northern Irish politician
Ardoyne) or "Bone" areas of Belfast, and worked closely with the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC). Irish nationalist writer and activist Michael Farrell
John_William_Nixon
Northern Irish loyalist activist (1940–2008)
Church of Ulster in 1956 and soon became close to its leader, the Reverend Ian Paisley. He also joined the Ulster Special Constabulary ("B Specials") around
Noel_Doherty_(loyalist)
Village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
February 2016. Lawlor, Pearse (2011). The Outrages: The IRA and the Ulster Special Constabulary in the Border Campaign. Mercier Press. ISBN 978-1856359665. Rosslea
Rosslea
Irish revolutionary and politician (1890–1922)
along the new border between the IRA on the Southern side and Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) on the Northern side, as well as a resurgence of sectarian
Michael Collins (Irish leader)
Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader)
Irish loyalist paramilitary group
Clubs. Many UPA members were recruited into the Ulster Special Constabulary, the infamous "B Specials." Although it is sometimes said to have dissolved
Ulster_Protestant_Association
1976 mass shooting in Templepatrick, Northern Ireland
mass shootings, during The Troubles, in mid-1976. Three weeks after the Ulster Volunteer Force undertook a gun attack on the Chlorane Bar in Belfast, a
Walker's_Bar_attack
Name list
Robinson (1901-1995), Northern Irish boxer, Ulster loyalist paramilitary and Ulster Special Constabulary reservist. Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), Major
Alexander
1983 prison break in Northern Ireland
flee across fields or hijack vehicles. The British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) immediately activated a contingency plan; by 4:25 pm a cordon
Maze_Prison_escape
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1943 to 1963
but he resigned the following year to become Commandant of the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) in their fight against the Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough
Basil_Brooke,_1st_Viscount_Brookeborough
Town in County Monaghan, Ireland
between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC). A unit of armed Special Constables stopped off at Clones railway station
Clones,_County_Monaghan
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