By the spring of 1921, the British had rebuilt their Intelligence organisation in Dublin, and the IRA were planning another assassination attempt on British agents in the summer of that year.
Para a primavera de 1921, os británicos reconstruíran a súa organización de Intelixencia en Dublín, e o IRA estaba a planear outro intento de asasinato contra axentes británicos no verán dese ano.