Michael Manning (murderer)

Michael Manning (1929–20 April 1954) was an Irish rapist and murderer who was executed in 1954. He was the 29th and last person to be executed in the Republic of Ireland, as capital punishment was gradually abolished in the decades following Manning's execution.

Michael Manning
Born1929
Limerick, Ireland
Died(1954-04-20)20 April 1954 (aged 25)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Conviction(s)Rape
Murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
VictimsCatherine Cooper
Date18 November 1953
CountryIreland
Date apprehended
19 November 1953
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