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Wednesday 4 October 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# POA

This year
2023
# Mental Health
Up to 70% of people in Irish prisons have mental health issues, says Prison Officers Association
An anti-torture committee has said it is concerned with the rising number of homeless persons with severe mental health problems in Irish prisons.
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Apr 28th 2023, 10:30 AM
Last year
2022
Prison officers launch stinging attack over treatment of staff during Covid-19 pandemic
The Prison Officers’ Association are holding their annual conference in Sligo.
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Apr 27th 2022, 6:38 PM
# POA
Prison officers call for pay rise as prison service to break away from Department of Justice
The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) began their annual conference in Sligo last night.
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Apr 27th 2022, 7:01 AM
# POA
'We want to keep him. He needs games' - Klopp on starting Kelleher in Carabao Cup final
The Liverpool boss says ‘there’s no chance of him not playing’ in the decider against Chelsea at the weekend.
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Feb 24th 2022, 8:02 PM
All time
# Cloverhill
'He could have lost his eye': Prison officer injured in assault by inmate at Cloverhill
The Prison Officers Association has called for the provision of protective equipment like batons and pepper spray for staff.
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Jul 26th 2019, 6:10 AM
# Prison
'The danger is unquantifiable': Prison officers say there are 28 gang factions in Mountjoy alone
The POA said prison officers are dealing with assaults on a daily basis.
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May 2nd 2019, 5:39 PM
# Behind Bars
Experts say fewer young men in Ireland could be a factor in declining prison numbers
There were 77,000 fewer men aged in their 20s in Ireland in 2016 compared to 2006.
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May 16th 2017, 6:01 AM
# high inside
'It took six officers to restrain him': Psychoactive legal highs are creeping into Irish prisons
There are fears that these drugs
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May 14th 2017, 6:45 AM
# protection
Security systems installed in homes of Mountjoy prison officers following death threats
Gardai are taking the threats seriously.
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Apr 29th 2017, 5:30 AM
# Life on the Inside
'A prisoner will say to you: I know where you live, I’ll burn your house down, I’ll get your kids.’
Prison officers outlined the dangers they face in their day-to-day jobs.
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Apr 28th 2017, 6:01 AM
# intimidation
Intimidation and bullying: How Ireland's gangs affect the country's entire prison population
The country’s prison officers want the factions to be segregated.
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Apr 30th 2016, 7:00 AM
# warren dumbrell
Violent prisoner getting his own garden also allowed personal, private access to gym and shop
“Is it a holiday in Spain for really maiming or really hurting one of our people?” is a question being asked by officers.
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Apr 29th 2016, 6:10 AM
# vicious assaults
Snapshot of an Irish prison: Officers being slashed and having human excrement thrown at them
The POA says the Prison Service is trying to play down the number of assaults that are taking place on staff.
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Apr 28th 2016, 7:58 PM
# No Support
Officers "on the breadline" because of pay cuts after attacks from prisoners
“Not everybody is going to go into work, open up a cell door on a Monday morning and get hit with a knife in the back of the head.”
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Apr 28th 2016, 3:04 PM
# gangland bloodshed
'Gangs in prison are controlling the streets on the outside'
The Prison Officers Association is calling for power to be removed from gangs in prison.
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Apr 28th 2016, 6:10 AM
# gang culture
Some officers 'turning a blind eye' to growth of criminal gangs in prisons
The Irish Prison Service is being blamed for the growth of criminal gangs in Irish jails.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 6:59 PM
# Downgrade
Prison officers will have to travel hours with inmates if Portlaoise A&E closes
The closure will create additional risks and be more costly, said the POA.
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Jun 10th 2015, 10:25 PM
# pacify
'Dangerous' prisoner has fishtank, Playstation and special brown bread delivered to jail cell
The Prison Officers Association also heard that there are talks about building a garden space for him.
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May 8th 2015, 8:05 AM
# wrong message
Irish Prison Service: 'It was Swiss roll, not a birthday cake'
The Prison Officers Association says the wrong message is being sent out to prisoners.
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May 8th 2015, 6:10 AM
# Let them eat cake
Prisoner who attacked officers 150 times got a birthday cake while on punishment
There was anger at the Prison Officers Association conference today.
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May 7th 2015, 3:41 PM
# Behind Bars
Six stabbings in six weeks: Prisons are 'the most dangerous workplaces' in Ireland
The Prison Officers Association annual delegate heard that there has been six stabbings in six weeks.
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May 7th 2015, 6:05 AM
# Attack
Two prison officers receive slash wounds in inmate attack at Mountjoy Prison
The prisoner used an improvised weapon.
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Apr 23rd 2015, 10:39 AM
# strike looming
'Luas security guards have better stab vests than prison officers'
A ballot on industrial action will take place next week.
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Mar 4th 2015, 7:49 PM
# Work to Rule
'Turmoil' in jails as prison officers launch industrial action
“Not every other employee has the misfortune of having to work with junkies puking and shitting around the place”.
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Nov 18th 2014, 7:30 AM
# Irish Prison Service
Call for Ombudsman as prison officers subjected to 'malicious' complaints
The Prison Officers Association has noted that the majority of complaints are not upheld.
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May 8th 2014, 8:03 AM
# need to know
The Evening Fix… now with added Daft Punk on piano
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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May 3rd 2013, 7:50 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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May 3rd 2013, 4:51 PM
# Pay Cuts
Emergency workers set for national rally on pay cuts
The 24/7 Frontline Alliance represents gardaí, healthcare workers, prison officers, firefighters and paramedics.
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Feb 17th 2013, 3:27 PM
# Prisons
Prison officer 'slashed across face and hands with razor blades'
The Prison Officers Association is warning that overcrowding in prisons makes attacks on other prisoners and prison officers more likely.
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Apr 27th 2012, 7:47 AM