Capital Punishment In Ireland
Capital punishment has been abolished in the Republic of Ireland. The last execution was in 1954, of Michael Manning for the rape and murder of Catherine Cooper, a nurse. From then until 1990 while capital punishment remained on the statute book, a practice arose whereby every sentence of death was commuted by the Irish president. The death penalty was abolished in law in 1990, and has been specifically prohibited by the Constitution of Ireland since 2002. The constitution provides that the penalty cannot be reintroduced even in war or a state of emergency. Capital punishment is also forbidden by several human rights treaties to which the state is a party.
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