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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 say that the ...

23 Aug 2022 at 20:53

Local News

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 22:53

Local News

MEMORY LANE IN PICTURES: Laois prison officers celebrate in Portlaoise

A great night was celebrated in November 2010 at the annual Portlaoise Prison Officers Dinner Dance in the Heritage Hotel. Photographer Jim Yorke was there on the night for the Leinster Express and caught the style on camera. To see lots more ...

26 Jul 2022 at 20:23

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 09:53

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 12:53

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 13:23

Crime & Court

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 10:53

Local News

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 ...

09 Sept 2022 at 09:23

Crime & Court

Murderer complains about another prison after bringing case about conduct of officers Portlaoise Prison

Convicted murderer Freddie Thompson who previously went to court about the conduct of some prison officers in Portlaoise Prison has brought High Court action the jail he has been recently transferred to. Thompson now ...

15 Nov 2021 at 19:23

Crime & Court

Ex-Portlaoise Prison inmate appeals exclusion from slopping out compo scheme

A former inmate of Portlaoise Prison is one of two men who claim they were forced to 'slop out' when serving sentences at Irish prisons have brought High Court challenges over their exclusion from a state scheme to ...

22 Nov 2021 at 21:53

Crime & Court

Injuries to prison officers and slopping out damages drives up compo bill to €9 million

The cost of compensating prisoners for having to 'slop out' and paying prison officers redress for assaults on duty at jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere drove up the compensation bill incurred by the Irish Prison ...

04 Oct 2021 at 18:18

National News

Prison officers face 'serious misconduct' charge as Irish Prison Service confirms boozy escort investigation

The Irish Prison Service insists that it sets 'high standards' as it begins an investigation of potentially serious misconduct by prison officers based in Portlaoise who could face dismissal having consumed ...

27 Sept 2021 at 12:25

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