Garryhinch ambush
| Garryhinch ambush | |
|---|---|
| Part of The Troubles | |
Laois-Offaly border where the ambush happened | |
| Location | Garryhinch, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Date | 16 October 1976 (UTC) |
Attack type | Booby-Trap Bomb |
| Deaths | One Garda killed |
| Injured | Four Gardaí badly injured |
| Perpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
The Garryhinch ambush was a surprise attack on the Garda Síochána by the Provisional IRA on 16 October 1976. A bomb planted by the IRA in a farmhouse at Garryhinch on the County Laois-County Offaly border in Ireland was detonated. Garda Michael Clerkin was killed in the blast, and four other Gardaí at the scene were badly wounded. The incident was one of the few occasions during The Troubles when police officers in Ireland were deliberately targeted.