# prison-service - Friday 14 May, 2021
# Mountjoy Prison
Gardaí cannot interview prisoners as part of investigations as authorities deal with the prison outbreak, Niall O'Connor reports. There are 19 prisoners with confirmed Covid-19 infections while at least nine prison staff have also tested positive. The Prison Service is now awaiting a further series of tests to determine the spread of the infection.
# prison-service - Tuesday 12 January, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The prison service is making arrangements for mass testing of prisoners and staff in both locations.
# prison-service - Friday 26 July, 2019
# Cloverhill
# Cloverhill
The Prison Officers Association has called for the provision of protective equipment like batons and pepper spray for staff.
# prison-service - Friday 15 February, 2019
# Prison Service
# Prison Service
The prison service paid two private security companies over a two-year period.
# prison-service - Sunday 24 June, 2018
# Column
# Column
I think some people baulk a little when they hear reports of major improvements being made to prison conditions, and of resources being spent on education and training, writes Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan.
# prison-service - Thursday 19 April, 2018
# Violent Attacks
# Violent Attacks
Jim Mitchell, from the Prison Officers’ Association. has said the official figures “don’t reflect” the situation on the ground.
# prison-service - Sunday 18 December, 2016
# Outta Here
# Outta Here
Statistics contained in the CSO showed 45% of prisoners reoffended within three years.
# prison-service - Tuesday 13 September, 2016
# On The Frontline
# On The Frontline
The annual parade and gala will focus on safety and will also pay tribute to members of the services who lost their lives in the line of duty.
# prison-service - Wednesday 15 June, 2016
# Prison
# Prison
An inmate who held another hostage in a cell was given a three and a half year sentence today.
# prison-service - Monday 30 November, 2015
# Crackdown
# Crackdown
Gardaí, the Irish Prison Service , and the Probation Service are joining forces on the initiative.
# prison-service - Tuesday 3 November, 2015
# Gang Culture
# Gang Culture
The Irish Prison Service is being blamed for the growth of criminal gangs in Irish jails.
# prison-service - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
# Stranded
# Stranded
The inmate consumed the drugs while he was up there and was unable to get back down.
# prison-service - Saturday 9 May, 2015
# Portlaoise
# Portlaoise
It’s the second death of a prisoner in 24 hours.
# prison-service - Thursday 30 April, 2015
# Wheatfield
# Wheatfield
The prisoner lost a huge amount of blood in the attack.
# prison-service - Sunday 26 April, 2015
# Service
# Service
One TD thinks there should be.
# prison-service - Thursday 23 April, 2015
# Attack
# Attack
The prisoner used an improvised weapon.
# prison-service - Saturday 27 December, 2014
# Suspected Overdoses
# Suspected Overdoses
Prisoners died at Limerick Prison and at Wheatfield in Dublin. It’s believed they suffered drug overdoses.
# prison-service - Thursday 18 September, 2014
# Industrial Non-relations
# Industrial Non-relations
The officers claim staffing levels are dangerously low.
# prison-service - Wednesday 27 August, 2014
# New Job
# New Job
Brian Murphy will take up his new role in September.
# prison-service - Monday 16 June, 2014
# There Are Loads
# There Are Loads
And we have to address them all before a United Nations committee next month.
# prison-service - Thursday 8 May, 2014
# Irish Prison Service
# Irish Prison Service
The Prison Officers Association has noted that the majority of complaints are not upheld.
# prison-service - Thursday 1 May, 2014
# Gary Douch
# Gary Douch
A report into Douch’s death was published today and outlined systemic failures in the management of the man who killed him.
# prison-service - Tuesday 1 April, 2014
# Prisongate
# Prisongate
New revelations about recordings have been disclosed by the Taoiseach in the Dáil today.
# prison-service - Monday 20 January, 2014
# Cork
# Cork
The Director General of the Irish Prison Service Michael Donnellan said the residents were fully consulted about the construction plans for the new prison.
# prison-service - Wednesday 11 December, 2013
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
The Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, welcomed the training course at the Irish Prison Service College in Portlaoise.
# prison-service - Wednesday 16 October, 2013
# Officer Naughty
From The Daily Edge
# Officer Naughty
Prisoner Cell Block HOT!
# prison-service - Tuesday 17 September, 2013
# Equality Tribunal
# Equality Tribunal
The Equality Tribunal has found that the Prison Service did not have “fair and transparent” selection processes in place.
# prison-service - Wednesday 3 July, 2013
# Young Offenders
# Young Offenders
The head of the Irish Prison Service said that the safety of young offenders cannot be guaranteed at St Patrick’s.
# prison-service - Monday 29 April, 2013
# On The Run
# On The Run
Christopher Doyle was previously given a 12 year sentence for the manslaughter of Co Meath pensioner, Patrick Logan.
# prison-service - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
# Industrial Action
# Industrial Action
The rank-and-file gardaí also agreed not to work in prisons if prison officers go on strike.
# prison-service - Monday 19 November, 2012
# Prison
# Prison
The Irish Penal Reform Trust has made a number of recommendations about the rights and needs of families of prisoners.
# prison-service - Saturday 3 November, 2012
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
The US Secretary of State praised the swift efforts of the PSNI in trying to bring the perpetrators to justice.
# prison-service - Thursday 1 November, 2012
# prison-service - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our early release system badly needs an overhaul, writes Liam Herrick of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.
# prison-service - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
# Out Of Jail
# Out Of Jail
MacArthur was jailed in 1982 after he killed a nurse in the Phoenix Park and shot dead a farmer.
# prison-service - Tuesday 22 May, 2012
# Young Offenders
# Young Offenders
The Inspector of Prisons is undertaking a “far reaching” inquiry into the institution, where 16 and 17-year-olds are held.
# prison-service - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
# Hunger Strike
# Hunger Strike
Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh have been striking for more than 70 days. They are among more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners who are currently on hunger strike.
# prison-service - Monday 30 April, 2012
# Prisons
# Prisons
However, the number of prison staff has actually fallen over the last five years.
# prison-service - Friday 13 April, 2012
# Tagging
# Tagging
The Irish Prison Service has put the contract to provide the system out to tender.
# prison-service - Saturday 28 January, 2012
# Weapons
# Weapons
In the past two years, almost 3,000 weapons have been confiscated from prisoners, including homemade items such as sharpened toothbrushes and pool balls in socks.
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