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Charlie Flanagan comes home to Laois for first official outing as Minister for Justice

Portlaoise will be the venue for Charlie Flanagan's first official public outing as Minister for Justice since his appointment by Leo Varadkar. The Laois TD will be at the Irish Prison Service Training College, adjacent to the Portlaoise Prison ...

15 Jun 2017 at 21:33

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Each prisoner in Portlaoise and other Irish jails costs €80,000 with rise due to 'extraordinary once-off' reasons

Just over €270 million was spent staffing prisons in Portlaoise and other parts of Ireland in 2020 with with the cost per inmate rising by nearly 7% to more than €80,000 due to 'extraordinary' factors, according to the Irish Prison Service ...

30 Jul 2021 at 20:53

Crime & Court

10,000 tablets, whiskey, cocaine in contraband haul seized by Irish Prison Service

Thousands of tablets, cocaine, mobile phones, whiskey and steroids have been seized by the Irish Prison Service in what is reported to be the largest seizure of contraband every smuggled into an Irish jail. It is reported that the haul ...

17 Nov 2020 at 11:57

Crime & Court

Garda update on huge drugs and contraband seizure at prison

Gardaí have released a man arrested after a substantial amount of contraband was seized on its way into Mountjoy jail. In an update to the investigation, Gardaí said the man, aged in his 40s was arrested in connection with a seizure ...

18 Nov 2020 at 13:18

Crime & Court

Man charged after drone and drugs seized near prison

Gardaí have charged a man arising from the seizure of a drone and drugs at Castlerea Prison. Garda HQ has confirmed that a man, aged in his 40s, has been charged in relation to an incident near the jail and is due to appear before ...

12 Apr 2019 at 16:50

Crime & Court

WATCH: Justice Minister thanks staff at Portlaoise and other prisons for 'unwavering service'

22 Dec 2021 at 14:53

Crime & Court

Challenges posed by pandemic presented hugely in jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere

The pandemic made 2020 an extraordinary year resulting in huge challenges to the Irish Prison Service according to its Director General, Caron McCaffrey. The boss of the service which includes two big prisons in Portlaoise ...

05 Aug 2021 at 14:11

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Some 200 Irish Prison Service staff run up average annual bills totalling more than €130,000

Some 200 Irish Prison Service staff have clocked up more than €134,000 in mobile phone bills over the past five years. Official figures also show that the total cost from 2012 to 2016 was more than €670,000 and 2015 was ...

09 Apr 2017 at 13:36

Covid-19

More prisoners with Covid-19 confirmed a week after Portlaoise outbreak

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has confirmed that one prisoner has tested positive for Covid-19 in Limerick Prison while a sixth prisoner contracted the disease in Portlaoise. The service confirmed to the Leinster ...

06 Nov 2020 at 18:36

Covid-19

Irish Prison Service confirms prisoners have contracted Covid-19 at one of its jails

A small number of prisoners have tested positive for Covid-19 at one of the country's jails where there has also been a staff outbreak. The Irish Prison Service confirmed the outbreak at Wheatfield in Dublin on ...

04 Jan 2021 at 21:56

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Avocados on the €260,000 annual prison menu of 'first class' fruit and veggies supply to Portlaoise prisons

The contract to supply potatoes, carrots, apples and oranges as well as other fruit and vegetables to Portlaoise's jails is worth more than a quarter of a million euro annually. The cost is detailed in a new ...

05 May 2017 at 12:23

State faces big legal bill to fight prison cell toilet cases

Crime & Court

State faces a big legal bill in prison cell toilet cases

The Irish Prison Service is dealing with more than 1,600 proceedings from former prisoners over toilet use. While no money has been paid out, the taxpayer has already footed a substantial legal bill ...

07 Feb 2019 at 19:19

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