Tag: Dublin Metropolitan Police

• The Death of Detective Sergeant John Barton

  

  “the very scum that kept us in British bondage.” If he had died today, and in the line of duty, Detective Sergeant John Barton of the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) would probably be declared a national hero. At the time, ‘The Irish Times’ editorial for 1 December 1919 did proclaim him to be “one of […]

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  January 11, 2021

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  Assassinated, Dublin, Dublin Metropolitan Police, Easter Rising, Ireland, War of Independence