Irish Prison Service

Midlands Prison Portlaoise

Metal mesh yard cover to be rolled out at Midlands Prison in Laois

Name sign outside Midlands Prison

Prison service working with HSE after number of overdose presentations at jail

Newly graduated Prison Officer Recruits at the Brian Stack training college in Portlaoise Prison Campus pictured some years ago.

Laois recruitment day for new prison officers with generous salary

Wheatfield Prison

Arrest over death of man at Wheatfield Prison

Gardai appeal for witnesses to fatal road collision

RIP: Inmate dies following incident at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin

Portlaoise Prison, Portlaoise

Overcrowding continues at Portlaoise Prison

Laois prison officers could potentially go on strike amid pay dispute

Midlands Prison in Portlaoise.

Irish Prison Service denies impeding inspections in Portlaoise

Portlaoise RFC New Dressing Rooms

PICTURES: New Portlaoise RFC dressing rooms dedicated to Will Sherlock

Laois man calls for anti-radicalisation and terrorism prevention program in scho...

6,000 euro of heroin found sown into jeans left for prison inmate

Prisoners surrendered hundreds of opioid tablets after fatal overdose

A drone seized at an Irish prison and Portlaoise Prison

Sixfold increase of drone incursions at Laois prisons

Frederick Thompson (inset) and the courthouse in Portlaoise

Convicted killer can make application via video link at Portlaoise Circuit Court

IRA members jailed in Portlaoise Prison

Call to turn Portlaoise prison's IRA wing into museum

Prison officers James Mulhare and Grainne Costello with Ger Manley, Cork Prison Governor, with Johnnie B and Johnnie Smacks.

Irish Prison Service confirms paying nearly €25 k to 2 Johnnies to attract recru...

It is understood that Mr Leonard died due to a lengthy battle with cancer

Gardai launch investigation after woman is assaulted while visiting inmate at Co...
A woman, aged in her 20s, received treatment for non-life threatening injuries
Ellie McCarthy

Prison wagons parked on Main Street Portlaoise for a court sitting at Portlaoise District Court.

Multi-million new prison wagon fleet in pipeline for jails in Laois and elsewher...

Referee Seamus Mulhare during the Allianz Football League Division 2 match between Meath and Cavan at Páirc Tailteann in Navan, Meath. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Laois GAA referee to take charge of All-Ireland Junior Football final at Croke P...

A drone seized at an Irish prison. Picture Credit Irish Prison Service

Drones flown into Laois prisons ten times already this year

Gardai say a number of miniature phones wrapped in insulation tape ready to be sent by drone to the prisons were seized | FILE PHOTO

'Miniature phones' destined for Irish prisons seized in garda raids targeting sm...

Miniature phones destined for prisons seized by gardai

Prisoner escapes from custody in Dublin

Fears mount that Longford Garda will see a strain on their resources

BREAKING: Manhunt underway as prisoner escapes while on escort to Tallaght Hospi...

Midlands Prison Portlaoise

Nearly 140 prisoners given Christmas release from overcrowded jails Laois and el...

Portlaoise Prison is one of two jails in Laois

Irish Prison Service admits 'significant challenges' due big numbers in jails in...

Irish prison locked down amid raid as huge haul of almost 40 phones, drugs and w...

Stat of the art premises built for the Defence Forces but soldiers may never use the building

Costly new Portlaoise building in Portlaoise prison complex in limbo
Purpose-built for Irish soldiers to guard paramilitaries
Conor Ganly

Prison officers raise the Tricolour at Portlaoise Prison

Hundreds of new prison officers being recruited for jails in Laois and elsewhere

Want a 'fulfilling' new career? The Irish Prison Service is looking for you

Portlaoise Prison.

Portlaoise Prison wing where near-fatal overdoses occurred still packed beyond c...

HSE confirm new drug behind mass overdose at Portlaoise Prison

Laois gardaí liaising with prison authorities as three inmates remain in intensi...

Ten suspected overdoses at Portlaoise Prison

Prison officer’s home targeted in ‘extremely sinister’ arson attack

Portlaoise Prison has had an army presence since 1973.

Gangsters in Portlaoise jail who are 'threat to State' should be guarded by arm...

Armed soldiers were visibile for many years on the roof of Portlaosie Prison which housed paramalitaries for many years.

Major change in security at Portlaoise Prison

Prisoners willingly hand over hundreds of drug tablets following death of 21 yea...

Urgent drug alert issued to Irish prisons after fatal overdose

The late Derek Martin. Photo: RIP.ie

'He was a true character' - tributes to M50 crash victim as funeral details conf...

Prison landing

A handful of prison staff suspended on full pay for discipline reveals Laois Off...

Graduate Recruit Prison Officers celebrating their graduation with Minister for Justice Helen McEntee

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

Prison officers raise the Tricolour at Portlaoise Prison

Community doesn't see 'vital' work' of 'front line' prison officers

PICTURE: HSE

RED ALERT: Irish prisons vigilant as potentially fatal drug detections on the ri...

It is understood that Mr Leonard died due to a lengthy battle with cancer

Convicted murderer Michael Leonard dies while serving life sentence

Irish prisons implement daily cell searches after Gardaí catch drone delivering ...

IN PICTURES: Portlaoise Rugby Club host fun-filled day in memory of Will Sherloc...

The late Will Sherlock in action with Portlaoise Rugby Club

Portlaoise RFC to hold event in honour of Will Sherlock

Bulletproof vests among new riot gear for Laois prisons in Portlaoise

Midlands Prison Portlaoise

Carpenters, electricians and plumbers invited to become prison officers

Irish Prison Service Prison Officer raise the Irish flag at Portlaoise Prison

Laois Prison Officers become 'civil servants' as Irish Prison Service set to fin...

Trainee prison officer gets chance to stop dismissal over Portlaoise Prison drug...

Prisoner dead at secure unit at Portlaoise's Midlands Prison

Philip McMahon of Dublin shakes hands with Benny Carroll of Laois after the Leinster GAA Football Final at Croke Park in 2018. Photo by Daire Brennan /sportisfile

New RTÉ show on Gaelic football in prison featuring Dublin GAA star and comedian

Prison Officer on duty in Portlaoise at a flag raising ceremony

Claim that complaints against prison officers in Laois and elsewhere are 'vexati...

Prison officer stabbed by inmate in Dublin

'Bootcamps and body conditioning' in Portlaoise for prison officers