Fitzgerald to recommend posthumous pardon for man executed in 1941

A man who was executed for murder in 1941 could receive a posthumous pardon.

Harry Gleeson was charged, tried and convicted for the murder of Mary “Moll” McCarthy and sentenced to death by hanging.

However, new evidence has found showing the prosecution withheld information that showed a discrepancy in their case - relating to a gun register.

It also showed that gardaí encouraged witnesses to submit false statements.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald will bring a memo to Cabinet in the next few weeks recommending President Michael D Higgins pardon Gleeson.