| Dublin Metropolitan Police Póilíní Chathair Átha Cliath | |
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| Common name | Peelers, bobbies |
| Abbreviation | DMP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1836 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Dissolved | 1925 |
| Superseding agency | Garda Síochána |
| Legal personality | Police force |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Operations jurisdiction | Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
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| Map of Dublin city, 1891 | |
| Size | 114.99 km2 (44.40 sq mi) |
| Population | 233,726 (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.