Capital punishment in Ireland was abolished in statute law in 1990, having been abolished in 1964 for most offences including ordinary murder. The last person to be executed by the State in Ireland wa
Execution of Robert Emmet on Thomas Street, Dublin, 1803
Burial plot and memorial to 13 IRA prisoners executed 1920–1921 and buried in the former Cork County Gaol
Members of the National Party holding up a banner and signs containing noose imagery during a protest.
Emergency Powers Act 1939
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The Emergency Powers Act 1939 was an Act of the Oireachtas enacted on 3 September 1939, after a state of emergency had been declared on 2 September 1939 in response to the outbreak of World War II. Th
Front cover of Emergency Powers Order, 1939, under the legislation
