It’s coming up on 20 years since the death penalty was removed from the Irish Constitution. A referendum on a proposal to delete all references to the death penalty from the Constitution was held on 7 June 2001. We spoke about the death penalty on Talkabout this afternoon. These are the studies which were used in the chat.
The Death Penalty in Post-Independence Ireland - Doyle, David Matthew and Ian O’Donnell. “The Death Penalty in Post-Independence Ireland.” The Journal of Legal History 33 (2012): 65 - 91. Link to a version here.
“On the other hand the accused is a woman…”: Women and the Death Penalty in Post-Independence Ireland - Black, Lynsey. “‘On the Other Hand the Accused Is a Woman…’: Women and the Death Penalty in Post-Independence Ireland.” Law and History Review 36, no. 1 (2018): 139–72. doi:10.1017/S0738248017000542. Link to a version here.
