The Irish High Court has ordered the release of Enoch Burke, the Irish schoolteacher who has been incarcerated twice over the past two years. Burke has spent overall more than 400 days in prison ...
The rate of self-harm by women in Irish prisons is “disproportionately high”, with over one in eight prisoners saying they had self harmed. On Monday, the Irish Prison Service published its fifth and ...
Overcrowding in the prison system has become so severe that the 1,500 new beds promised by the Government will be instantly wiped out. At the time of writing, there are 5,700 people in custody in our ...
THE overcrowding crisis across the Irish prison system is a national scandal, officers insist. It’s claimed that bullies and gangs within jails are thriving with intimidation and attacks soaring as a ...
Daniel Kinahan, the leader of the Kinahan cartel, is expected to be held in the State’s maximum security facility in Portlaoise following any extradition to Ireland. The plan for his incarceration ...
Batons and body cameras will be given to some prison officers later this year, as violence in the prison service has seen a quantifiable increase due to overcrowding. Irish Prison Service director ...
I'm going to tell you a story about the power of the bond between mothers and their sons - a bond more powerful than the might of the Army, Prison Officers and Police. This tale has been told to me ...
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Mob boss Daniel Kinahan will likely be held in Portlaoise Prison and it could happen within days if he does not fight his extradition from the United Arab Emirates Daniel Kinahan(Image: Irish Mirror) ...
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The number of gangs in prisons has risen since the beginning of last year, and the Irish Prison Service (IPS) plans to introduce body-worn cameras to staff dealing with increased violence. There are ...
Sources have confirmed to the Irish Mirror that Kearney was admitted into the medical wing of the Midlands Prison in ...