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Inmate dies in hospital following attack at Mountjoy Prison

An inmate who was attacked at Mountjoy Prison last week has died. The Irish Prison Service said the prisoner was seriously injured in an incident on Friday. The man, aged in his 30s, died in hospital in the early hours of Wednesday. A spokesman for ...

03 Aug 2022 at 11:33

Ireland

Sense of system ‘failure’ when prisoner is killed – former Mountjoy governor

A former governor of Mountjoy Prison said there is a sense that the system has failed when a prisoner is killed in an attack. John Lonergan, who was governor of Mountjoy, in Dublin, for more than two decades, said a prisoner’s death can lower ...

04 Aug 2022 at 13:36

Ireland

Prisoners take part in Men’s Shed initiative to help prepare for life outside

Twice a day, around a dozen older prisoners gather in a workshop to repair old bicycles for refugees, restore broken furniture and build benches to raise money for a cancer charity. The group of men, who range in age from 55 and into their ...

10 Jan 2023 at 11:50

National News

Lessons will be learned from Mountjoy Prison murder – justice minister

The Minister for Justice said lessons will be learned from the murder of a prisoner who died following a vicious beating at Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison. Helen McEntee said that while the killing of prisoners is “very rare”, the tragic death ...

05 Aug 2022 at 09:33

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PICTURES: Wrongly executed Harry Gleeson finally laid to rest in native Tipperary 83 years on

83 years after he was wrongly executed by the Irish State for a murder he didn't commit, Henry (Harry) Gleeson's remains were finally laid to rest in his native Tipperary on Sunday. USE THE ARROWS OR 'NEXT' TO BROWSE THROUGH THE FULL ...

08 Jul 2024 at 16:33

National News

Remains of executed prisoners to be removed from Irish prison this month

The remains of executed prisoners from the grounds of an Irish prison will be removed and reinterred this month (January 2024). The Department of Justice has confirmed news of the project, which will see prisoner remains moved from ...

02 Jan 2024 at 18:33

Ireland

Bishop voices concern about overcrowding at Mountjoy Prison

A bishop has expressed concern over overcrowding at Mountjoy Prison following a visit to the facility. Bishop Martin Hayes said that despite the best of intentions, the prison system is under pressure and “struggling to achieve ...

01 May 2023 at 15:38

Ireland

Prison officer stabbed by inmate in Dublin

A prison officer is understood to be receiving treatment after being stabbed in the face during an inmate’s attempted escape in Dublin. The incident occurred while the prisoner was being escorted to a location outside of ...

08 May 2023 at 16:21

Ireland

Lessons will be learned from Mountjoy Prison murder – justice minister

04 Aug 2022 at 18:54

Ireland

Prison officer treated in hospital after assault in Mountjoy

A prison officer was taken to hospital after being assaulted inside Mountjoy prison in Dublin. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, gardai said. The prison officer was treated at the city’s Mater Hospital for ...

02 Feb 2025 at 22:37

Ireland

Miniature phones destined for prisons seized by gardai

Miniature phones which were ready to be transported by drone to prisons in Ireland have been seized by gardai. Officers investigating the smuggling of controlled drugs and contraband into Wheatfield, Cloverhill ...

08 Apr 2025 at 19:59

Crime & Court

State given two weeks for book of evidence in Sliabh Liag murder case

A Judge has given the State two weeks to finalise a book of evidence against a Donegal pair charged with the murder of a man whose body was found in the water off the Sliabh Liag cliffs. Alan Vial and Nikita ...

06 Nov 2023 at 14:33

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