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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 unprecedented ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:33

Local News

Inmate in Portlaoise claims assault ordered

An inmate was given a further two months in prison for an assault he claimed was ordered by someone else. Appearing from prison by videolink, Christopher McCarthy, 33, 55 Sheehane, Roscrea, Co Tipperary admitted assaulting fellow inmate ...

31 Jul 2022 at 10:33

Local News

Hundreds of prison officers in Portlaoise and other jails to be offered retirement training

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) intends to establish is inviting companies to bid for the contract to provide pre-retirement courses to prison officers and other staff at jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere in Ireland. Tender documents ...

23 Aug 2022 at 21:33

Crime & Courts

Call for watchdog to up inspections of jails in Portlaoise and other parts of Ireland

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has welcomed the appointment of a Inspector of Prisons and has called on him to prioritise the frequency of prison inspections when he takes up his new role. The call was made following the ...

28 May 2022 at 11:33

Local News

Prison seizures of phones, drugs and weapons surges as 'traditional' smuggling returns at jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere

Contraband drug and phone seizures in drugs have doubled at jails in Laois and other parts of Ireland with tackling of drone smuggling linked by the Irish Prison Service to the change. However, prison authorities say the ...

08 Sept 2022 at 20:33

Crime & Court

Virtually nowhere for prison officers in Laois to put new prisoners in big Portlaoise jail

Prison officers in Laois are being forced to manage prisoners in a jail that is bursting at the seams in Portlaoise due to a shortage of beds revealed in the latest prison population figures. Daily population figures ...

03 Feb 2023 at 12:33

Local News

Portlaoise Prison to mark 175th anniversary of the Tricolour

The Irish Prison Service and Irish Defence Forces are holding special events in Portlaoise to mark the 175th anniversary of the first raising of the Irish Tricolour in Co Waterford. The Tricolour, which was first ...

07 Mar 2023 at 13:33

Crime & Court

Overcrowed jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere shows prisons are going 'backwards'

Prisons in Portlaoise and other parts of Ireland do not have the capacity to cope with the country's rising general population while the appointment of more judges could put further pressure on jails to cop. ...

01 May 2023 at 14:33

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, ...

06 Nov 2022 at 16:33

Crime & Court

Had phones in Portlaoise Prison

A man admitted having three mobile phones in his cell in Portlaoise Prison. Darren Caffrey, 39, with an address at Lewellensland, Castlejordan, Co Meath was accused of possessing a mobile ...

13 May 2023 at 12:33

Local News

Huge Irish army bill to guard Portlaoise Prison

Almost €12.5 million has been spent providing army security at Portlaoise Prison in the past five years. The 2017 to 2021 figures were released by Minister for Defence Simon Coveney ...

19 Jul 2022 at 21:33

GAA

New RTÉ show on Gaelic football in prison featuring Dublin GAA star and comedian

Obstacles to making a TV documentary about prisoners playing Gaelic football appear to have overcome with the announcement by RTÉ that is set to be aired next week. RTÉ says the ...

11 May 2023 at 14:33

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