This has changed radically over the past decade, as the old Protestant-dominated Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) has given way to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

• 过去十年里的一个重大变化，就是新教徒占多数的皇家北爱尔兰警察（RoyalUlsterConstabulary，简称RUC）被北爱尔兰警察（thePoliceServiceofNorthernIreland，简称PSNI）取代。