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.
Seán MacBride
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Seán MacBride was an Irish Republican activist, politician, and diplomat who served as Minister for External Affairs from 1948 to 1951, Leader of Clann na Poblachta from 1946 to 1965 and Chief of Staf
MacBride in 1984
MacBride circa 1947 when he founded Clann na Poblachta
Seán MacBride in 1986