Dublin Metropolitan Police

Dublin Metropolitan Police
Póilíní Chathair Átha Cliath
Common namePeelers, bobbies
AbbreviationDMP
Agency overview
Formed1836
Preceding agency
  • Police of the City of Dublin, Peace Preservation Force, County Constabularies
Dissolved1925
Superseding agencyGarda Síochána
Legal personalityPolice force
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operations jurisdictionDublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Map of Dublin city, 1891
Size114.99 km2 (44.40 sq mi)
Population233,726 (1841)
304,802 (1911)
General nature

The Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) was the police force of Dublin in British-controlled Ireland from 1836 to 1922 and then the Irish Free State until 1925, when it was absorbed into the new state's Garda Síochána.

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