Charlie Kerins

Charlie Kerins
Cathal Ó Céirín
Chief of Staff of the IRA
In office
October 1942 – 16 June 1944
Preceded byHugh McAteer
Succeeded byHarry White
Personal details
Born(1918-01-23)23 January 1918
Caherina, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Died1 December 1944(1944-12-01) (aged 26)
Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Military service
Branch/serviceIrish Republican Army (1922–1969)

Charlie Kerins (Irish: Cathal Ó Céirín; 23 January 1918 – 1 December 1944) was a physical force Irish Republican, and Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Kerins was one of six IRA men who were executed by the Irish State between September 1940 and December 1944.[1] After spending two years on the run he was captured by the police (the Gardaí) in 1944. Following his subsequent trial and conviction for the 1942 murder of Garda Detective Sergeant Denis O'Brien, Kerins was hanged at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin.

  1. ^ Wallace, Colm (8 May 2017). "garda-assassinations-and-ira-executions-during-the-emergency". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 March 2022.