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70% of burglars jailed in Portlaoise and other prisons break the law within three years

Nearly seven in every ten thieves jailed in Portlaoise and other prisons break the law again within three years, according to the latest research. The Central Statistics Office has examined the behaviour of prisoners released from the custody of the ...

10 Nov 2016 at 10:14

Crime & Court

Jury in trial of man accused of phoning in bomb threat from Portlaoise prison to continue deliberations tomorrow

The jury in the trial of a man accused of phoning in a bomb threat from Portlaoise prison to the home of Minister for Justice Helen McEntee are to continue their deliberations on Friday. Michael Murray (52), formerly of Seafield Road, Killiney, ...

07 Mar 2024 at 17:52

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Portlaoise prisoners to get free books for Culture Night

Prisoners in Portlaoise Prison will be given free books as part of an initiative by The Arts Council to celebrate Culture Night. Read Mór, a book gifting initiative, is now in its third year and will see prisoners across 13 prisons in Ireland ...

05 Sept 2024 at 12:22

Crime & Court

Portlaoise Prison regular Border Fox warned about 'playing into the wind'

Former INLA terrorist Dessie O'Hare, who was known as "The Border Fox", has withdrawn his appeal against the severity of his sentence for falsely imprisoning a family. His barrister had suggested that he was being sentenced for the sins of ...

29 Jul 2021 at 14:33

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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 ...

30 Jul 2021 at 20:53

Crime & Court

Covid-19 and pay rises to push up prison bill for Portlaoise and other jails by €20 million this year

Taxpayers will have to pay an extra €5 million to fund the cost of Covid-19 at jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere while the annual cost of running Ireland's jails is set to rise by €19 million. The Minister for Justice Helen ...

09 Jul 2020 at 17:40

Crime & Court

Sale of last property owned former Portlaoise Prison inmate John Gilligan comes before the court

The last property owned by John Gilligan, one of Portlaoise Prison's most famous past inmates, has been cleared for sale by the High Court for €380,000. The three-bed house at Willsbrook in Lucan had been rented out to ...

16 Dec 2019 at 15:25

Crime & Court

Prison management to be grilled on compo claims in jails

Prison management and senior civil servants face a grilling on the high volume of, sometimes big, compensation payouts due to incidents at jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere. The issue will be raised when the Dáil ...

16 Jan 2019 at 18:34

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Gerry Adams to make Dail statement on Brian Stack murder investigation this evening

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is to make a statement in the Dail this evening about the investigation into the murder of former Portlaoise Chief Prison Officer, Brian Stack in 1983. Brian Stack's son, Austin has ...

07 Dec 2016 at 15:21

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Tánaiste addresses pay, assaults and new recruits in speech to Prison Officers from Portlaoise and other prisons

Pay, assaults on prison officers and new recruits including the rehiring of 50 retired officers, are among the issues raised by the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald in her address to the ...

27 Apr 2017 at 11:53

Crime & Court

Boss of Mental Health Commission to take up Inspector of Prisons role

A qualified nurse, who is the chief executive of the Mental Health Commission, is set to become the Inspector of Prisons in Portlaoise and elsewhere nearly a year an half after the post was vacated. ...

04 Apr 2018 at 18:20

Crime & Court

Upgrade of paramilitary wing at Portlaoise Prison not complete

Refurbishment work has been carried out at the section of Portlaoise Prison that houses dissident paramilitary republicans and more work is planned to upgrade toilet and washing facilities for ...

10 Oct 2019 at 13:43

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