# Crime and Punishment

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Poll: Do you think community service should be given for less serious crimes?

Rather than blocking up the prisons with less serious offenders would community service be a more viable option?

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Aug 24th 2014, 9:32 AM

# Crime and Punishment

Ramires banned for the rest of the Premier League season

Brazilian accepts four-game ban after FA charge him with violent conduct.

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Apr 24th 2014, 7:00 PM

# Crime and Punishment

Resurrected Ripper St to bring Victorian crime back to Ireland*

*Don’t worry, it’s all for TV.

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Feb 26th 2014, 6:13 PM

# Crime and Punishment

Northampton's George Pisi cited over Bowe 'tip tackle'

If punished further, the Saints centre could potentially miss next month’s Heineken Cup fixtures against Leinster.

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Nov 11th 2013, 3:00 PM

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End of an era: slopping out to officially end in Mountjoy this month

Twelve per cent of prisoners are currently forced to ‘slop out’ but the Prison Service says things are gradually changing.

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Nov 9th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Oberstown

After five-year delay, work finally begins on new youth detention centre in Dublin

The new facilities at Oberstown will house all offenders aged under 18.

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Oct 14th 2013, 11:34 AM

# Crime and Punishment

Here's how many people are electronically tagged in Ireland*

*Clue: it’s not a lot.

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Aug 24th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Crime and Punishment

Now that's what you call creative discipline!

There’s more than one way to teach a kid a lesson.

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Aug 2nd 2013, 9:30 PM

# prank call

Simon Zebo asked Rob Penney to make him Munster captain

We can imagine Penney was chuffed to take the surprise phone call.

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Jul 10th 2013, 5:10 PM

# Crime and Punishment

Two thirds of Mountjoy cells now have toilets – but many still slopping out

There’s still a long way to go before it ends completely but the number of prisoners forced to slop out at Mountjoy is at the lowest level in years.

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Dec 26th 2012, 8:00 AM

# Crime and Punishment

'Malicious injury to a bicycle': Archive details 19th century crime in Ireland

Over a million Irish Petty Session Records are now available to search online, providing a new resource for searching your family history.

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Feb 23rd 2012, 7:00 AM

# Crime and Punishment

Samoan rugby coach fined 100 pigs for World Cup failure

Tuala Matthew Vaea, who has since been relieved of his position, was accused of not earning the respect of his players.

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Nov 22nd 2011, 4:30 PM

# Crime and Punishment

Ghiraldini gets 15 weeks for Healy eye gouge

The Italian hooker will be banned from playing until mid-January, pending an appeal.

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Oct 4th 2011, 11:32 AM