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Contract offered to test Laois prison officers for cocaine use

The Irish Prison Service is inviting bids from firms to win a contract for the testing of prison officers for cocaine, cannabis and other illegal drugs. The Service gives a summary of what companies which are interested in winning the national ...

17 Apr 2022 at 13:33

Local News

More than 1,000 prisoners locked up in Laois jails each day

An average of 1,013 inmates were locked up in the Portlaoise jail complex each day in 2021, according to the Irish Prison Service. The figures or Portlaoise Prison and the Midlands Prison are published in the IPS annual report published this ...

09 Sept 2022 at 09:33

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‘‘You're an absolute superstar, Judge!’’: Man thanks Kildare judge for sending him to Midlands Prison

"If only everyone was as nice to me as he is; my job would be so easy!" That was the comment made by a pleasantly surprised Kildare judge at Naas District Court on Thursday, November 15 last, when he was repeatedly thanked by a man who ...

18 Nov 2023 at 18:33

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‘‘You're an absolute superstar, Judge!’’: Man thanks Kildare judge for sending him to Midlands Prison

18 Nov 2023 at 18:33

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'Rot in Hell', victim tells former priest who abused him

A sexual abuse victim from Donegal bravely faced down disgraced former priest Eamonn Crossan and told him: 'Rot in Hell'. Crossan, who previously served a prison sentence for indecent assault, was charged with almost 100 historic ...

02 May 2024 at 09:42

Crime & Court

'Rot in Hell', victim tells former Donegal priest who abused him

01 May 2024 at 16:33

Crime & Court

Allegedly assaulted female prison officer in Portlaoise

An inmate who threw a bucket of dirty water over a female prison officer has been charged with assault. Sean McCarthy, 23, of 8 Abbeylea Drive, Swords, Dublin is accused of assaulting the woman at the Midlands Prison on ...

02 Dec 2022 at 22:33

Crime & Court

'The work of prison chaplains is vital but unheralded'

The work of prison chaplains at jails in Portlaoise as well as the problems faced by prisoners has been highlighted on Prisoners' Sunday. Bishop Martin Hayes, the Liaison Bishop to the Irish Prison Service, did so ...

06 Nov 2022 at 16:33

Crime & Court

Inmate attempted to drag prison officer into a cell at Midlands Prison

A prisoner appeared in court accused of attempting to drag a prison officer into his cell at the Midlands Prison. Dylan McMahon (30) with an address at Midlands Prison, is accused of assaulting a prison officer ...

13 Mar 2025 at 21:33

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