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Government urged not to 'build its way out of overcrowding' and invest in prison alternatives

Government urged not to 'build its way out of overcrowding' and invest in prison alternatives

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

In an interview with Breaking News.ie, Mark Kelly said that problems are getting steadily worse, and Ireland is following the same pattern of “chronically overcrowded” prisons seen in England and Wales

Prison deaths at their highest last year, as watchdog says system has 'breached its capacity'

Prison deaths at their highest last year, as watchdog says system has 'breached its capacity'

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

This is the highest number since the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) began its investigative role in 2012

Prisons Inspector claims Cloverhill violence is inevitable result of prisoners kept in 'degrading conditions'

Prisons Inspector claims Cloverhill violence is inevitable result of prisoners kept in 'degrading conditions'

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

The chief inspector said he had raised serious concerns about the degrading conditions that he had found in the cells in Cloverhill on that occasion with the Minister for Justice and the director general of the IPS

Man caught holding €285,000 worth of cocaine to pay drug debt jailed

Man caught holding €285,000 worth of cocaine to pay drug debt jailed

Mon, 29 Jan, 2024

Mark Kelly (26) also admitted possession of over €3,5000 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime