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Abortion in the Republic of Ireland
Abortion in Ireland is currently illegal but is in the process of reform after a referendum was passed replacing a provision in the Constitution of Ireland, which gave equal value to the life of the unborn foetus to that of its mother, with one permitting the Oireachtas (parliament) to legislate for the termination of pregnancies.
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Act of Parliament
Acts of Parliament, also called primary legislation, are statutes passed by a parliament (legislature).
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Albert Pierrepoint
Albert Pierrepoint (30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was a long-serving hangman in England.
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Albert Reynolds
Albert Martin Reynolds (3 November 1932 – 21 August 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1992 to 1994, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1992 to 1994, Minister for Finance from 1988 to 1991, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1987 to 1988, Minister for Industry and Energy from March 1982 to December 1982, Minister for Transport from 1980 to 1981 and Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1979 to 1981.
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An Phoblacht
An Phoblacht (Irish pronunciation:; The Republic) was a weekly, and later monthly, newspaper published by Sinn Féin in Ireland.
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Anarchism in Ireland
Leaving aside the related tradition of syndicalism in Ireland, associated with figures like James Connolly, Irish anarchism had little historical tradition before the 1970s.
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Anglo-Irish Treaty
The Anglo-Irish Treaty (An Conradh Angla-Éireannach), commonly known as The Treaty and officially the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was an agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and representatives of the Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of Independence.
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Apartheid
Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.
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Appeal
In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed, where parties request a formal change to an official decision.
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Ardee
Ardee is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland.
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Ballaghaderreen
Ballaghaderreen is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland, but traditionally part of County Mayo, located just off the N5 National primary road.
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Bank of Ireland
The Bank of Ireland (Banc na hÉireann) is a commercial bank operation in Ireland and one of the traditional 'Big Four' Irish banks.
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Bend, Oregon
Bend is a city in, and the county seat of, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.
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Bloody Code
"Bloody Code" is a term used to refer to the system of crimes and punishments in England in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Brendan Behan
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) (Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in both English and Irish.
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Broadside (printing)
A broadside is a large sheet of paper printed on one side only.
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Callan, County Kilkenny
Callan is a market town in County Kilkenny in Ireland.
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Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.
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Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1868
The Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c.24) received Royal Assent on 29 May 1868, putting an end to public executions for murder in the United Kingdom.
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Charles Haughey
Charles James Haughey (16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach on three different occasions, 1979 to 1981, March 1982 to December 1982 and 1987 to 1992.
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Charlie Kerins
Charlie Kerins (Cathal Ó Céirín; 23 January 1918 – 1 December 1944) was a physical force Irish Republican, was named the Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army.
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Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
Several people are reported to have served as Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army in the organisations bearing that name.
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Christopher Ewart-Biggs
Christopher Ewart-Biggs, CMG, OBE (5 August 1921 – 21 July 1976) was the British Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, an author and senior Foreign Office liaison officer with MI6.
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Clare County Council
Clare County Council (Comhairle Contae an Chláir) is the authority responsible for local government in County Clare, Ireland.
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Cleariestown
Cleariestown, or Cleristown, is a small village situated in the south of County Wexford, in Ireland.
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Collaborationism
Collaborationism is cooperation with the enemy against one's country in wartime.
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Collon
Collon is a village and townland in the south west corner of County Louth, Ireland, on the N2 national primary road.
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Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.
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Commutation (law)
In law, a commutation is the substitution of a lesser penalty for that given after a conviction for a crime.
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Conflict Archive on the Internet
CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet) is a database containing information about Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present.
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Conscience vote
A conscience vote or free vote is a type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.
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Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act 1931
The Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act, 1931 (No. 37/1931) popularly called the Public Safety Act 1931, was an amendment to the Constitution of the Irish Free State which inserted Article 2A, empowering the Executive Council to declare a state of emergency during which most provisions of the constitution could be suspended and extra security measures taken.
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Constitution of the Irish Free State
The Constitution of the Irish Free State (Bunreacht Shaorstáit Eireann) was adopted by Act of Dáil Éireann sitting as a constituent assembly on 25 October 1922.
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Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; Conseil de l'Europe) is an international organisation whose stated aim is to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.
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County Roscommon
County Roscommon (Contae Ros Comáin) is a county in Ireland.
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County Wexford
County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman, Yola: Weiseforthe) is a county in Ireland.
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Court of Criminal Appeal (Ireland)
The Court of Criminal Appeal (An Chúirt Achomhairc Choiriúil) was an appellate court for criminal cases in the law of the Republic of Ireland, which existed until 2014, when it was superseded by the Court of Appeal, which can hear appeals for all types of case.
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Court-martial
A court-martial or court martial (plural courts-martial or courts martial, as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court.
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Criminal Law Act 1827
The Criminal Law Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo IV c. 28) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, applicable only to England and Wales.
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Cumann na nGaedheal
Cumann na nGaedheal ("Society of the Gaels"), sometimes spelt Cumann na nGaedhael, was a political party in the Irish Free State, which formed the government from 1923 to 1932.
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Dáil Courts
The Dáil Courts were the judicial branch of government of the short-lived Irish Republic, during the Irish War of Independence.
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Death of Michael J. Reynolds
Michael J. Reynolds (1945 – 11 September 1975) was a member of the Garda Síochána, who was posthumously awarded the Scott Medal for bravery after being fatally wounded in a pursuit of bank robbers operating on behalf of the Official IRA.
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Defence Forces (Ireland)
The Defence Forces (Fórsaí Cosanta, officially styled Óglaigh na hÉireann),Óglaigh na hÉireann derives its origins from the Irish Volunteers.
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Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland.
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ireland)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFA/DFAT) (An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála) is a department of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for promoting the interests of Ireland in the European Union and the wider world.
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Dick Spring
Dick Spring (born 29 August 1950) is an Irish businessman and former politician.
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Drumree
Drumree is a settled area in south County Meath, Ireland, south of Dunsany and approximately from Dublin city centre.
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Dublin Castle administration
Dublin Castle was the centre of the government of Ireland under English and later British rule.
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Dunmanway killings
The Dunmanway killings, also known as the Dunmanway murders or the Dunmanway massacre, refers to the killing (and in some cases, disappearances) of thirteen Protestant men and boys in and around Dunmanway, County Cork, between 26–28 April 1922.
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Early Irish law
Early Irish law, also called Brehon law, comprised the statutes which governed everyday life in Early Medieval Ireland.
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Easter Rising
The Easter Rising (Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week, April 1916.
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Emergency Powers Act 1939
The Emergency Powers Act 1939 (EPA) was an Act of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) enacted on 3 September 1939, after an official state of emergency had been declared on 2 September 1939 in response to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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Employment agency
An employment agency is an organization which matches employers to employees.
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English law
English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.
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Eoin O'Duffy
Eoin O'Duffy (Eoin Ó Dubhthaigh; born Owen Duffy, 28 January 1890 – 30 November 1944) was an Irish nationalist political activist, soldier and police commissioner.
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European Convention on Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international treaty to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.
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Exchequer of Pleas
The Exchequer of Pleas or Court of Exchequer was a court that dealt with matters of equity, a set of legal principles based on natural law and common law in England and Wales.
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Execution by firing squad
Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.
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Executioner
A judicial executioner is a person who carries out a death sentence ordered by the state or other legal authority, which was known in feudal terminology as high justice.
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Extradition
Extradition is the act by one jurisdiction of delivering a person who has been accused of committing a crime in another jurisdiction or has been convicted of a crime in that other jurisdiction into the custody of a law enforcement agency of that other jurisdiction.
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Extrajudicial killing
An extrajudicial killing (also known as extrajudicial execution) is the killing of a person by governmental authorities without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or legal process.
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Felony
The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime.
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Felony murder rule
The rule of felony murder is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions that broadens the crime of murder: when an offender kills (regardless of intent to kill) in the commission of a dangerous or enumerated crime (called a felony in some jurisdictions), the offender, and also the offender's accomplices or co-conspirators, may be found guilty of murder.
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Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil (meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a political party in Ireland.
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Final statement
When a person accused of a crime is convicted and sentenced to capital punishment, the person can make a final statement, or express their last words, before being executed.
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Fine Gael
Fine Gael (English: Family or Tribe of the Irish) is a liberal-conservative and Christian democratic political party in Ireland.
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First Dáil
The First Dáil (An Chéad Dáil) was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 1919–1921.
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Fitness to plead
In the law of England and Wales, fitness to plead is the capacity of a defendant in criminal proceedings to comprehend the course of those proceedings.
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Forgotten Ten
The Forgotten Ten (An Deichniúr Dearmadta) is the term applied to ten members of the Irish Republican Army who were executed in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin by British forces following courts martial from 1920–21 during the Irish War of Independence.
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Francis Alexander FitzGerald
Francis Alexander FitzGerald (1807-1897) was an Irish barrister and judge, who had a distinguished judicial career.
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Frank MacDermot
Frank C. J. MacDermot (25 November 1886 – 24 June 1975) was an Irish barrister and politician.
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Frank Sherwin
Frank Sherwin (1905–1981) was an Irish independent politician who sat for eight years as Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin North–Central, from 1957 to 1965.
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French Armed Forces
The French Armed Forces (Forces armées françaises) encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the National Guard and the Gendarmerie of the French Republic.
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Garda Síochána
An Garda Síochána (meaning "the Guardian of the Peace"), more commonly referred to as the Gardaí ("Guardians") or "the Guards", is the police force of the Republic of Ireland.
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Gerry Collins (politician)
James Gerard Collins (born 16 October 1938) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1992 and December 1982 and March 1982, Minister for Justice from 1987 to 1989 and 1977 to 1991, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1970 to 1973, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1969 to 1970.
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Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) or Belfast Agreement (Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta or Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste; Ulster-Scots: Guid Friday Greeance or Bilfawst Greeance) was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process of the 1990s.
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Government of Ireland
The Government of Ireland (Rialtas na hÉireann) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland.
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Government of the 22nd Dáil
The 22nd Dáil was elected at the 1981 general election on 11 June 1981 and first met on 30 June when the 17th Government of Ireland was appointed.
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Government of the 26th Dáil
The 26th Dáil of Ireland was elected at the 1989 general election on 15 June 1989 and (after initially failing to elect a Taoiseach when it first met on 29 June) eventually re-elected Charles Haughey on 12 July when the 21st Government of Ireland was appointed.
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Habeas corpus
Habeas corpus (Medieval Latin meaning literally "that you have the body") is a recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, usually a prison official, to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether the detention is lawful.
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Hanging
Hanging is the suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck.
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High Court (Ireland)
The High Court is established by Article 34 of the Constitution of Ireland, which grants it "full original jurisdiction in and power to determine all matters and questions whether of law or fact, civil or criminal", as well as the ability to determine "the validity of any law having regard to the provisions of this Constitution".
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Hot Press
Hot Press is a fortnightly music and politics magazine based in Dublin, Ireland, founded in June 1977.
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Infanticide
Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants.
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2200A (XXI) on 16 December 1966, and in force from 23 March 1976 in accordance with Article 49 of the covenant.
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Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War (Cogadh Cathartha na hÉireann; 28 June 1922 – 24 May 1923) was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British Empire.
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (An Chomhairle um Chearta Daonna) is an Irish non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the civil liberties and human rights of people in Ireland.
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Irish Free State
The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.
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Irish general election, 1932
The Irish general election of 1932 was held on 16 February 1932, just over two weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 29 January.
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Irish general election, 1981
The Irish general election of 1981 was held on 11 June 1981, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 21 May.
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Irish general election, 1989
The Irish general election of 1989 was held on Thursday 15 June 1989, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 25 May.
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Irish general election, February 1982
The Irish general election of February 1982 was held on 18 February 1982, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 27 January.
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Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper, published by Independent News & Media (INM).
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Irish National Liberation Army
The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA, Arm Saoirse Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is an Irish republican socialist paramilitary group formed on 10 December 1974, during "the Troubles".
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Irish Republic
The Irish Republic (Poblacht na hÉireann or Saorstát Éireann) was a revolutionary state that declared its independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in January 1919.
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Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is any of several paramilitary movements in Ireland in the 20th and 21st centuries dedicated to Irish republicanism, the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.
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Irish republicanism
Irish republicanism (poblachtánachas Éireannach) is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.
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Irish Statute Book
The Irish Statute Book, also known as the electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB), is a database produced by the Office of the Attorney General of Ireland.
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Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence (Cogadh na Saoirse) or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and the British security forces in Ireland.
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James Larkin Jnr
James Larkin Jnr (1904 – 18 February 1969) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.
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Jeremiah Hurley
Jeremiah Hurley (died 2 February 1943) was an Irish Labour Party politician.
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Justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.
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Kangaroo court
A kangaroo court is a court that ignores recognized standards of law or justice, and often carries little or no official standing in the territory within which it resides.
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Kevin Barry
Kevin Gerard Barry (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising.
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Kevin Kiely
Kevin Kiely is an Irish politician and former Mayor of Limerick from 2009–10.
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Kevin O'Higgins
Kevin Christopher O'Higgins (Caoimhghín Críostóir Ó hUigín; 7 June 1892 – 10 July 1927) was an Irish politician who served as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for Justice.
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Killester
Killester is a small, largely residential, suburb of Dublin, Ireland on the north side of the city.
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Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland.
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Land War
The Land War (Cogadh na Talún) in Irish history was a period of agrarian agitation in rural Ireland in the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s.
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Law Reform Commission (Ireland)
The Irish Law Reform Commission was established under of the.
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Life imprisonment in Ireland
A life sentence in Ireland may last for the natural life of the convict.
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Limerick
Limerick (Luimneach) is a city in County Limerick, Ireland.
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Lord Frederick Cavendish
Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish (30 November 1836 – 6 May 1882) was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone.
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Mamie Cadden
Mary Anne "Mamie" Cadden (27 October 1891 – 20 April 1959) was an Irish midwife, backstreet abortionist, and convicted murderer.
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Manchester Martyrs
The Manchester Martyrs – William Philip Allen, Michael Larkin, and Michael O'Brien – were three men executed for the murder of a police officer in Manchester, England, in 1867, during an incident that became known as the Manchester Outrages.
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Mandatory sentencing
Mandatory sentencing requires that offenders serve a predefined term for certain crimes, commonly serious and violent offenses.
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Marie and Noel Murray
Marie and Noel Murray were an anarchist married couple who were among the last people to be sentenced to death in the Republic of Ireland.
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Martial law
Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civilian functions of government, especially in response to a temporary emergency such as invasion or major disaster, or in an occupied territory. Martial law can be used by governments to enforce their rule over the public.
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Martyr
A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a belief or cause as demanded by an external party.
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Mens rea
Mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") is the mental element of a person's intention to commit a crime; or knowledge that one's action or lack of action would cause a crime to be committed.
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Michael Manning (murderer)
Michael Manning was an Irish murderer who became the twenty-ninth and last person to be executed in the Republic of Ireland.
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Michael Woods (politician)
Michael Andrew Woods (born 8 December 1935) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Government Chief Whip from July 1979 to December 1979, Minister for Social Welfare from 1979 to 1981, 1987 to 1991, March 1982 to December 1982 and 1993 to 1994, Minister for Health from 1979 to 1981, March 1982 to December 1982 and November 1994 to December 1994, Minister for Agriculture and Food from 1991 to 1992, Minister for the Marine from 1992 to 1993, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources from 1997 to 2000 and Minister for Education and Science from 2000 to 2002.
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Mid-West Region, Ireland
The Mid-West Region (coded IE051) is a NUTS Level III statistical region of Ireland.
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Military justice
Military justice (or military law) is the body of laws and procedures governing members of the armed forces.
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Minister for Justice and Equality
The Minister for Justice and Equality (An tAire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais) is the senior minister at the Department of Justice and Equality in the Government of Ireland.
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Mountjoy Prison
Mountjoy Prison (Príosún Mhuinseo), founded as Mountjoy Gaol and nicknamed The Joy, is a medium security prison located in Phibsborough in the centre of Dublin, Ireland.
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Munster
Munster (an Mhumhain / Cúige Mumhan,.
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Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought.
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Murder of Henry Byrne and John Morley
Henry Byrne and John Morley, two officers of the Garda Síochána, the police force of Ireland, were murdered on 7 July 1980 by alleged members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) during a pursuit in the aftermath of a bank robbery near Loughglynn, County Roscommon.
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Murder of Moll McCarthy
Mary McCarthy, known as Moll Carthy (1902Bourke 1993, pp.6–7–20/21 November 1940), was a smallholder, prostitute, and murder victim from Marlhill, near New Inn, County Tipperary in Ireland.
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Mutiny
Mutiny is a criminal conspiracy among a group of people (typically members of the military or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly oppose, change, or overthrow a lawful authority to which they are subject.
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National Party (Ireland, 2016)
The National Party (An Páirtí Náisiúnta) is an unregistered far-right nationalist political party in Ireland founded in November 2016.
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Noël Browne
Noël Christopher Browne (20 December 1915 – 21 May 1997) was an Irish politician and doctor.
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Norman invasion of Ireland
The Norman invasion of Ireland took place in stages during the late 12th century, at a time when Gaelic Ireland was made up of several kingdoms, with a High King claiming lordship over all.
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Odran (disciple of Saint Patrick)
Saint Odran, the charioteer of Saint Patrick, ranks as the first Christian martyr in Irish history.
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Offences Against the Person Act 1861
The Offences against the Person Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 100) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Offences against the State Acts 1939–1998
The Offences Against the State Acts 1939–1998 form a series of laws passed by the Irish Oireachtas relating to the suppression of terrorism.
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)) is a United Nations agency that works to promote and protect the human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.
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Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.
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Pardon
A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be absolved of guilt for an alleged crime or other legal offense, as if the act never occurred.
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Parole
Parole is a temporary release of a prisoner who agrees to certain conditions before the completion of the maximum sentence period, originating from the French parole ("voice, spoken words").
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Peadar Cowan
Peadar Cowan (23 October 1903 – 9 May 1962) was an Irish politician.
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Peel's Acts
Peel's Acts (as they are commonly known) were Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Penal labour
Penal labour is a generic term for various kinds of unfree labour which prisoners are required to perform, typically manual labour.
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Penal transportation
Penal transportation or transportation refers to the relocation of convicted criminals, or other persons regarded as undesirable, to a distant place, often a colony for a specified term; later, specifically established penal colonies became their destination.
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Phoenix Park Murders
The Phoenix Park Murders were the fatal stabbings of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke in Phoenix Park in Dublin on 6 May 1882.
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Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable items or properties.
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Political crime
In criminology, a political crime or political offence is an offence involving overt acts or omissions (where there is a duty to act), which prejudice the interests of the state, its government, or the political system.
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President of Ireland
The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland and the Supreme Commander of the Irish Defence Forces.
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Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
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Private member's bill
A private member's bill in a parliamentary system of government is a bill (proposed law) introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch.
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Progressive Democrats
The Progressive Democrats (An Páirtí Daonlathach, literally The Democratic Party, PDs) was a conservative-liberal political party in the Republic of Ireland.
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Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA or Provisional IRA) was an Irish republican revolutionary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate the reunification of Ireland and bring about an independent socialist republic encompassing all of Ireland.
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Ratification
Ratification is a principal's approval of an act of its agent that lacked the authority to bind the principal legally.
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Reading (legislature)
A reading of a bill is a debate on the bill held before the general body of a legislature, as opposed to before a committee or an other group.
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Referendum Commission
The Referendum Commission (An Coimisiún Reifrinn) is an independent statutory body in Ireland which is set up in advance of any referendum.
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Reservation (law)
A reservation in international law is a caveat to a state's acceptance of a treaty.
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Resolution (law)
In law, resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body.
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Restorative justice
Restorative justice is an approach to justice in which the response to a crime is to organize a mediation between the victim and the offender, and sometimes with representatives of a wider community as well.
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Retributive justice
Retributive justice is a theory of justice that holds that the best response to a crime is a punishment proportional to the offense, inflicted because the offender deserves the punishment.
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Richard Johnson (judge)
Richard Johnson (born 27 October 1937) was the President of the Irish High Court from November 2006 until October 2009.
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Robbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by putting the victim in fear.
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Royal Irish Constabulary
The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC, Irish: Constáblacht Ríoga na hÉireann; simply called the Irish Constabulary 1836–67) was the police force in Ireland from the early nineteenth century until 1922.
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Royal prerogative of mercy
In the English and British tradition, the royal prerogative of mercy is one of the historic royal prerogatives of the British monarch, in which he or she can grant pardons (informally known as a royal pardon) to convicted persons.
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Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001.
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RTÉ.ie
RTÉ.ie is the brand name and home of RTÉ's online activities, located at the URL http://rte.ie.
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Saint Anne's Park
Saint Annes Park (Páirc Naomh Áine) is a public park situated between Raheny and Clontarf, suburbs on the northside of Dublin, Ireland.
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Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick (Patricius; Pádraig; Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland.
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Samuel Haughton
Samuel Haughton (21 December 1821 – 31 October 1897) was an Irish scientific writer.
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Saor Éire
Saor Éire (/, meaning Free Ireland) was a far-left political organisation established in September 1931 by communist-leaning members of the Irish Republican Army, with the backing of the IRA leadership.
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Saor Éire (1967–75)
Saor Éire (or, meaning Free Ireland) was an armed Irish republican organisation composed of Trotskyists and ex-IRA members.
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Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland) is the government upper house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (the lower house).
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Seán Brady (Irish politician)
(John Ernest) Seán Brady (28 May 1890 – 24 February 1969) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and businessman who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for 38 years.
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Seán MacBride
Seán MacBride (26 January 1904 – 15 January 1988) was an Irish government minister, a prominent international politician and a Chief of Staff of the IRA.
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Select committee
A select committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy.
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Shane Ross
Shane Peter Nathaniel Ross (born 11 July 1949) is an Irish Independent politician who has served as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport since May 2016.
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Special Criminal Court
The Special Criminal Court (SCC) (Cúirt Choiriúil Speisialta) is a juryless criminal court in Ireland which tries terrorism and serious organised crime cases.
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State of emergency
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to perform actions that it would normally not be permitted.
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Statutory law
Statutory law or statute law is written law set down by a body of legislature or by a singular legislator (in the case of absolute monarchy).
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Stephen Coughlan
Stephen "Stevie" Coughlan (26 December 1910 – 20 December 1994) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served for sixteen years as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick East constituency.
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Supreme Court of Ireland
The Supreme Court of Ireland (Cúirt Uachtarach na hÉireann) is the highest judicial authority in the Republic of Ireland.
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Taoiseach
The Taoiseach (pl. Taoisigh) is the prime minister, chief executive and head of government of Ireland.
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Tánaiste
The Tánaiste is the deputy head of government of Ireland and the second-most senior officer in the Government of Ireland.
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TG4
TG4 (TG Ceathair; or) is an Irish public service broadcaster for Irish-language speakers.
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The Emergency (Ireland)
The Emergency (Ré na Práinne / An Éigeandáil) was the state of emergency which existed in the state of Ireland during the Second World War.
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The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859.
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The Quare Fellow
The Quare Fellow is Brendan Behan's first play, first produced in 1954.
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The Troubles
The Troubles (Na Trioblóidí) was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century.
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TheJournal.ie
TheJournal.ie is an internet publication in Ireland.
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Third Dáil
The Third Dáil, was both the Provisional Parliament or the Constituent Assembly of Southern Ireland from 9 August to 6 December 1922; and the lower house (Dáil Éireann) of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State from 6 December 1922 until 9 August 1923.
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Thomas Finlay (judge)
Thomas Aloysius Finlay (17 September 1922 – 3 December 2017) was an Irish judge, politician and barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ireland and a Justice of the Supreme Court from 1985 to 1994, President of the High Court from 1974 to 1985 and Judge of the High Court from 1971 to 1985.
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Treason in the Republic of Ireland
The crime of treason is defined by Article 39 of the Constitution of Ireland, adopted in 1937, which states.
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Trial of Lunatics Act 1883
The Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, allowing the jury to return a verdict that the defendant was guilty, but insane at the time, and should be kept in custody as a "criminal lunatic".
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Twenty-first Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
The Twenty-first Amendment of the Constitution Act 2001 (previously bill no. 16 of 2001) is an amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which introduced a constitutional ban on the death penalty and removed all references to capital punishment from the text.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.
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Williamite War in Ireland
The Williamite War in Ireland (1688–1691) (Cogadh an Dá Rí, meaning "war of the two kings"), was a conflict between Jacobites (supporters of the Catholic King James II of England and Ireland, VII of Scotland) and Williamites (supporters of the Dutch Protestant Prince William of Orange) over who would be monarch of the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of Ireland.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Ireland
