RUC

British

abbreviation

(the former) Royal Ulster Constabulary, now superseded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland

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Five years later, the 1966 Northern Ireland census date had to be moved from April to October because the former date coincided with the 50th anniversary commemorations of the Easter Rising, ruling out the availability of the RUC to act as enumerators.

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The family's lawyers said the RUC took steps to prevent an adequate or effective probe into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

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There is nothing to suggest the RUC had information which would have enabled them to take action to prevent his murder.

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The O'Hara family have a long-held view that those involved in the murder were protected from prosecution by the RUC.

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A senior RUC officer who led the police response said many officers "felt guilty and responsible" for moving members of the public to the area where the bomb went off.

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