Incident
Accidentally shot dead at Moyne Barracks, Thurles, County Tipperary, when a colleague unintentionally discharged his revolver as he was loading it.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Mulholland served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Mulholland.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Edward Mulholland is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In L, 90 of 749 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this state's fallen. That is 19 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Royal Irish Constabulary, 74 of 642 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Mulholland's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Mulholland Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Mulholland is highlighted in Feb.
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