| 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 the Republic of Ireland was detonated.[1] Garda Michael Clerkin was killed in the blast, and four other Gardaí at the scene were badly wounded.[2] The incident was one of the few occasions during The Troubles when police officers in the Republic of Ireland were deliberately targeted.[3]
- ^ "Gardai in IRA ambush that left one dead are honoured for bravery, 41 years later". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 13 November 2017. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Power, David (8 December 2017). "Victims receive bravery medals 40 years after Garryhinch bomb". Laois Today. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ 'R.T.E. got it wrong about the Clerkin case - I know because I was there', 'Herald.ie.', 26 August 2009. http://www.herald.ie/opinion/columnists/gerry-ocarroll/rte-got-it-wrong-about-the-clerkin-case-and-i-know-because-i-was-there-27922536.html