Special Branch (Irish Free State)
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Special Branch (Irish Free State) was a specialized intelligence and security unit responsible for political policing and counter-subversion in the early years of the Irish Free State.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Special Branch (Irish Free State) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intelligence agency unit
ⓘ
political police unit ⓘ security unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Irish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1923 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
counter-subversion
ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ internal security ⓘ political policing ⓘ |
| formedFrom | elements of Dublin Metropolitan Police G Division ⓘ |
| governmentAgencyType | law enforcement intelligence unit ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | territory of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRole |
counter-insurgency operations
ⓘ
monitoring political opponents ⓘ protecting the Free State government from internal enemies ⓘ |
| hasType | secret police ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-independence state-building in Ireland ⓘ |
| inception | 1922 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | emergency powers of the Irish Free State government ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial methods
ⓘ
repression of anti-Treaty forces ⓘ role in consolidating Free State authority ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-Treaty republicans ⓘ |
| partOf | Criminal Investigation Department (Irish Free State) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
anti-Treaty IRA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ republican militants ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Special Branch (Garda Síochána) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | operations during the Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1920s ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Irish Free State government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minister for Home Affairs (Irish Free State) NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister for Justice (Irish Free State) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gathering intelligence on republican organizations
ⓘ
suppression of armed rebellion ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
arrests without warrant
ⓘ
informers ⓘ interrogation ⓘ raids ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
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