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Enoch Burke challenges his move to Castlerea Prison in court

Enoch Burke challenges his move to Castlerea Prison in court

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026

Enoch Burke said his move to the Roscommon Prison from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin breached an earlier court order

Prisoners surrendered hundreds of opioid tablets after fatal overdose

Prisoners surrendered hundreds of opioid tablets after fatal overdose

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

There had been a number of serious and near-fatal incidents around synthetic opioids in Irish prisons during summer 2024.

Repeat offender with 182 previous convictions gets most of jail sentence suspended on appeal

Repeat offender with 182 previous convictions gets most of jail sentence suspended on appeal

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Patricia Ducie (50), with an address at Gardiner Street Lower, Mountjoy, Dublin 1, had pleaded guilty in the District Court to 22 charges.

Murder accused was seen 'stamping' and 'kicking' fellow prisoner in head, jury hears

Murder accused was seen 'stamping' and 'kicking' fellow prisoner in head, jury hears

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

David Dunne (40), with a last address in Summerhill, Dublin 1, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Robert O’Connor on July 29th, 2022, at Mountjoy Prison.