In 2024, a Limerick Prison officer was charged with possession of a controlled drug, suspected to be cannabis, under Section ...

Irish authorities were able to resolve an inmate hostage hours-long standoff at a prison with a chocolate candy bar. The ordeal at the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise on Saturday began with one inmate ...

In the course of her research, Louise Brangan has received funding from the ESRC, Fulbright Commission, British Academy and Leverhulme. Ireland has formally opened the new women’s wing of the Limerick ...

THE PRISON service is at breaking point due to an overcrowding crisis, according to a shock new report by the Irish Penal Reform Trust. It found that the system had regressed in 11 areas, including ...

Conor Curran died in Maghaberry Prison on December 28, 2022. The Irish national was taken into custody on July 17, 2021, with ...

The Irish Prison Service is considering the temporary release of more than 200 inmates across the country as Covid-19 outbreak fears intensify. The Prison Service would only release prisoners who are ...

An investigation is underway after an Irish inmate took part in an interview with a true-crime YouTuber based in the UK. The prisoner, who cannot be named as he is currently in the courts facing ...

Ireland has failed to implement long-standing recommendations of a committee against torture, “leaving behind some of the most vulnerable persons” in the State, a European body has said. On Tuesday, ...