Roll of Honor
Incident
While on escort duty from Dublin and staying the night in Belfast, at the Railway View Hotel near Musgrave Street Barracks, three Constables retired to their rooms for the evening about 9:00pm. As they slept, gunmen entered the room next door, seeking to shoot the RIC men. Realising their error, the gunmen barged into the correct room and shot all three officers, killing Constable Michael Quinn and Constable Thomas Heffron. Both were posthumously awarded the Constabulary Medal for Gallantry.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Quinn served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Quinn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Michael Quinn 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. Michael Quinn's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Quinn Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Quinn is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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