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Prison officer claim 'false statements' sending them to court 'unjustly'

Prison Officers have claimed that they are ending up before judges on false accusations of assault because of claims made by inmates. The allegation was made at the Prison Officers Association Annual (POA) Delegate Conference in Sligo in a speech by ...

28 Apr 2022 at 21:53

Crime & Court

Minister for Justice set to address officers from Portlaoise and other jails

The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, TD, will address the Prison Officers Association Annual Conference on Wednesday 27 April. The event takes place at the Radisson Hotel, Ballincar, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo and will attract prison officers from ...

27 Apr 2022 at 09:53

Crime & Court

Prison Officers - "The Forgotten Front Line Service"

On behalf of the National Executive Council of the Prison Officers Association it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this year’s Annual Delegate Conference here in the Radisson Hotel, Sligo. It is fitting that, after having to cancel ...

30 Apr 2022 at 21:53

Crime & Court

Fair pay fight salvo fired at Minister by prison officers in Portlaoise and all jails

All members of the Prison Officers Association in Laois and other counties will fight for fair pay. That's one of the warnings sent to the Government from the annual delegate conference of the Prison Officers Association (POA) held in Sligo. ...

28 Apr 2022 at 14:23

Prison officer stabbed by inmate in Dublin

National News

Prison officer stabbed by inmate in big jail

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 Mountjoy Prison. ...

08 May 2023 at 16:21

Local News

Renewed hope over new leads in Portlaoise Prison Officer murder probe

A meeting with gardaí has given the family of murdered prison officer Brian Stack an ‘element of renewed hope’ this week. Brian Stack was shot in the neck by members of the IRA outside the National Stadium in Dublin 40 years ago on ...

29 Mar 2023 at 12:53

National News

'I wish them all the best' - 133 new graduates set to work in Irish Prison System

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has welcomed the graduation of 133 Recruit Prison Officers at the Print Works, Dublin Castle on Wednesday, April 3. The new officers completed their Higher Certificate of Arts in Custodial Care ...

04 Apr 2024 at 16:34

National News

Mandatory retirement age for gardai, Defence Forces and prison officers raised

The mandatory retirement age for gardai, the Defence Forces and prison officers has been increased in a bid to address staffing issues. The Government has increased the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 62. The maximum ...

05 Mar 2024 at 16:17

Crime & Court

Overcrowding at Midlands Prison in Laois leaves staff in "unworkable environment"

The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) announced the surge in prisoner numbers to a record high is “unsafe and unacceptable”. In a statement at the Prison Officers Association annual delegate conference in Sligo this ...

26 Apr 2024 at 08:53

Local News

Recruitment of over 300 prison officers gets underway

The Irish Prison Service has opened its recruitment campaign for prison officers as over 300 are to be hired this year and next. Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee welcomed the opening of the 2022 campaign for the ...

15 Jul 2022 at 19:23

Crime & Court

Allegedly assaulted female prison officer in Portlaoise

An inmate who threw a bucket of dirty water over a female prison officer has been charged with assault. Sean McCarthy, 23, of 8 Abbeylea Drive, Swords, Dublin is accused of assaulting the woman at the Midlands ...

02 Dec 2022 at 21:52

Local News

Huge number of applicants for prison officer jobs confirms Prison Service

A huge number of candidates have a applied to work as prison officers at jails in Portlaoise and other parts of Ireland. The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that some 2,500 men and women have submitted ...

19 Apr 2018 at 17:38

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