Roll of Honor
Incident
Died after being shot and fatally wounded the previous night when his three-man foot patrol was ambushed just two hundred yards from their barracks in Trim, County Meath.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Barney served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Barney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Robert Thomas Walter Barney is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In L, 592 of 749 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Irish Constabulary, 519 of 642 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Thomas Walter Barney's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Thomas Walter Barney Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Thomas Walter Barney is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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