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142 assaults on prison staff in Portlaoise in a decade

There have been over 140 attacks on prison staff in Portlaoise in the past ten years. The figures were revealed in response to a parliamentary question from Deputy Peadar Tóibín late last month. He asked the Minister for Justice “the number of ...

08 Aug 2022 at 23:33

Local News

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 ...

17 Apr 2022 at 13:33

Crime & Courts

Inspector of prisons in Portlaoise and other parts of Ireland resigns

The head of the services that monitors conditions at jails in Portlaoise and other parts of Ireland has resigned, the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee has confirmed. Ms Patricia Gilheaney stepped down as Inspector of Prisons with ...

23 Feb 2022 at 18:33

Local News

31 cases of Covid confirmed in Portlaoise Prison in March

Portlaoise Prison had 31 confirmed Covid cases this month, according to the Irish Prison Service. An IPS spokesman said the nearby Midlands Prison has not had any cases during the same time. The prison service is now facing “an ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:33

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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 ...

09 Sept 2022 at 09:33

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Imprisonment in Laois jails could soon be reduced but life sentences could be longer

Imprisonment at jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere could soon be legally the last resort for people who break the law according to a new report published by the Minister for Justice. However, offenders convicted of the most ...

31 Aug 2022 at 19:33

Crime & Court

Vented anger and assaulted prison officer

An inmate vented his anger and hit a prison officer in the Midlands Prison with a brush, a sitting of Portlaoise District Court was told. Patrick Kinsella, 44, of 7 St Ronan’s Gardens, Clondalkin, Dublin admitted ...

19 Mar 2023 at 17:33

Crime & Court

Man had blades in Midlands Prison

A prisoner was caught with two blades in the Midlands Prison. Philip Doyle, 48, with an address at Midlands Prison admitted having the blades in the jail on October 8, 2022. Garda Sergeant JJ Kirby said “he had ...

25 Jul 2023 at 13:33

Crime & Court

Rapist loses case against Governor of Midlands Prison in Portlaoise

The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's dismissal of convicted rapist Michael Murray's challenge against a disciplinary sanction imposed on him by the prison authorities in Laois. Murray lost ordinary ...

22 Feb 2024 at 18:33

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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 ...

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

National News

'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 ...

02 May 2024 at 09:42

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