The royal Irish constabulary and the black and tans

A commemeration of the royal Irish constabulory to take place tomorrow at Dublin Castle has been cancelled due to public opinion to the contrary. The royal Irish constabulary under British rule were accused of never being an ordinary police force. There were reports of discrimination and they were linked by some to sectarian violence.
The war of independence was fought on the streets and in the country. Beginning in 1919, it resulted in a reported thousands of former British soldiers enlisting in the aftermath of the first world war. The r.i.c. are believed to have taken to paramilitary activities. They became notorious for attacks on civillians and civillian property. The term black and tans refers to a mix of police and army uniforms. Having a reputation for brutality, there are reports of civillian murders, arson and looting of property.
Disbanding when the war reached its conclusion in 1921, black and tans were said to have joined the royal Ulster constabulary and the Palestine police force, a colonial force in what was then termed as mandatory palestine, under British control until the recreation of an Israeli state in 1948. Others are reported to have settled in the colonies.