Sir Ronald Flanagan (born 25 March 1949) is a retired senior Northern Irish police officer.
[5] On 22 January 2007 a report by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Nuala O'Loan, made findings of collusion between members of the proscribed paramilitary organisation, the Ulster Volunteer Force, and officers under the command of Flanagan.
[6] The reports were acknowledged by the then Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde who apologised for the wrongdoing of his officers, and by the then British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain.
“While I appreciate that it cannot redress some of the tragic consequences visited upon the families of those touched by the incidents investigated in this report, I offer a whole-hearted apology for anything done or left undone."
In the aftermath of the ombudsman's report, Irish nationalist politicians said he should be forced to resign from his job as Chief Inspector of Constabulary.