Outstanding insights provided here. Paddy points to an interesting question which no-one has addressed: how come the B Specials weren't disbanded in the mid-'20s like the A and C Specials and what impact did they have between then, during "peacetime," and the start of the Troubles?

Many thanks Kieran!

Great stuff here from Paddy Mulroe and Fin Dwyer

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The Ulster Special Constabulary - A Troubled History Podcast Episode · Irish History Podcast · 04/02/2026 · 45m

I was delighted to discuss my research on the Ulster Special Constabulary with the Irish History Podcast podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...

Brian Hanley on aftermath of Bloody Sunday Dr Brian Hanley meets Patrick Mulroe to discuss the aftermath of Bloody Sunday in the South of Ireland in 1972

I sat down with Brian Hanley a few years ago to discuss the reaction to Bloody Sunday south of the border soundcloud.com/stories-from...

Uncivil War: The British Army and the Troubles, 1966-75 Join historian Huw Bennett as he examines the interactions between the British Army and paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland during the most violent phase of the Troubles.

Uncivil War, my book about the British Army and the Troubles in the early 1970s, is out in paperback on 15 January. Come and hear me talk about it at the National Army Museum on 13 February:

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Research article, 'Matters best forgotten': the Ulster Special Constabulary in 1922, by Patrick Mulroe is available through the following link:

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New publication on the Ulster Special Constabulary

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The use of bombs in Belfast “Bomb” was a common description applied to hand-grenades, which were used by both republicans and loyalists in some of the most notorious incidents of the conflict. The period also saw new types of…

New blog post: "The use of bombs in Belfast." Hand-grenades, or bombs, killed dozens and wounded hundreds, yet many people had bombs thrown through their front window and still walked out of the house unscathed.
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This is superb: a great addition to what we know about a chronically underdocumented force.

Many thanks Kieran!!

The Global Authoritarian Moment and the Revolt against Empire Abstract. This article sheds light on the history of anti-imperialism in the years of the global authoritarian surge of the 1930s and 1940s, looking at the

When leading Palestine solidarity 'influencers' see nothing wrong with hosting Nick Griffin I'm inclined to think we are back to this

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Outstanding new article by Paddy Mulroe on the Ulster Special Constabulary just out

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New publication on the Ulster Special Constabulary

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