Charlie Kerins | |
|---|---|
| Cathal Ó Céirín | |
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| Chief of Staff of the IRA | |
| In office October 1942 – 16 June 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh McAteer |
| Succeeded by | Harry White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1918 Caherina, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 1 December 1944 (aged 26) Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Irish 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. 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.
- ^ Wallace, Colm (8 May 2017). "garda-assassinations-and-ira-executions-during-the-emergency". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 March 2022.