Henry Byrne and John Morley, two officers of the Garda Síochána, the police force of the Republic of Ireland, were murdered on 7 July 1980 by alleged members of the Irish National Liberation Army. The
The Garda patrol car after the shootout
Funeral procession of John Morley and Henry Byrne, Knock, 1980
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
Murder of Henry Byrne and John Morley
…Timeline of Irish National Liberation Army actions Capital punishment in Ireland Lost Lives:The stories of the men, women and children who died as a result of the Northern Ireland troubles, David McKittrick, Seamus Kelters, Brian…
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.