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Government launch new measures to stop ‘firebomb’ drug drone drops into prison yards
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The Government have been forced to take action as inmates have been setting fires to the old nettings so regular drone cargo could be delivered especially at night.
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Cannibal killer dismembered and cooked pal before selling meat at market
Murder
Vladimir Nikolayev has been locked up in one of the most notorious prisons in the world after he was convicted of two grisly murders - he also sold human flesh to unsuspecting people
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Prison notified inmate's daughter about his death by phone while she was driving
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The Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) has called for changes to how inmates' next of kin are informed about deaths following the incident
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Premium TV channels and streaming services for prisoners cost €75,000 last year
Irish Prison Service
Every cell in the country has a TV, and inmates on enhanced regimes have access to subscription channels and services such as Netflix and Sky Sports
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Prison officers warned about risks of using pepper spray on inmates
Irish Prison Service
A government paper said incapacitant spray could make some prisoners more violent and lead to more 'use of force' incidents
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Gardai catch Dublin gang 'red handed' with drone in major crackdown on mob getting contraband into Irish prisons
Prisons
It comes after a string of recent successes by Gardaí and the Irish Prison Service in preventing criminals' ability to use drones to drop drugs and mobile phones into jails
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Almost 18,000 prisoners in Ireland recorded as not receiving visits in a year, figures show
Irish Prison Service
Data released under the Freedom of Information Act shows that between 2019 and 2024, an average of nearly 2,900 prisoners a year were left without standard visitation, with the figures peaking in 2021 during the pandemic, when 3,147 inmates did not receive any normal visits
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Tiny phones meant for Irish prisons seized as gardai foil major drone smuggling plot
Prisons
Gardai have seized miniature phones, drugs, cash and a drone during searches of properties and cells in connection with a major smuggling operation targeting Irish prisons.
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Man locked up in Iraqi jail pleads for return to Ireland four years on from incarceration
Iraq
Exclusive: Rob’s wife and children in Roscommon have campaigned tirelessly to "get him out, get him free, get him home" and said "before it's too late"
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Two thirds of people in prison previously served another custodial sentence
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Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín told the Irish Mirror that there needs to be better mechanisms to rehabilitate people who have been found guilty of committing crimes
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Chaos behind bars leaves overcrowded Irish prisons at 'breaking point'
Prisons
Exclusive: Packed cells, prisoner attacks, broken toilets, and unsafe conditions have created a crisis in the country's prison system
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Taxpayers to pick up €5.5m bill for prisoners' dental treatments in Dublin
Prisons
The service will be provided in fully equipped dental surgeries located at five prisons in the capital
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'Hannibal the Cannibal' killer on hunger strike after luxury item removed from cell
Crime
Serial killer Robert Maudsley - who has been in solitary confinement for more than four decades - is protesting after prison guards confiscated his Playstation and TV, his family say
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Inside Cork Prison: Inmates cook five-course meal behind bars for potential employers
Prisons
Over 25 hospitality employers were invited to Cork Prison to enjoy a decadent five-course meal cooked by prisoners
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Prison service to spend €600,000 on three dogs to combat drug smuggling in jails
Irish Prison Service
The animals will be used to improve security and detection capabilities in the country's prisons
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Prison governor who ran barber shop on the side owes ex-employee €7,000, WRC told
Workplace Relations Commission
Paul Tucker owned Celtic Barbers in Kildare and was a director of MABS while working as an assistant governor of Ireland's largest prison, the Workplace Relations Commission has heard
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Explosive report raises 'grave' concerns over 'degrading' treatment of prisoners
Prisons
The Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) found inmates packed into 'stuffy, malodorous' cells, where they were eating meals on the floor while cellmates used unpartitioned toilets
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Prisons to change procedures on Do Not Resuscitate instructions following inmate's death
Irish Prison Service
The move follows an investigation into the death of a 63-year-old inmate in the custody of Mountjoy Prison
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Dublin barman claimed he was mugged for bank card used to filter €7,600 of stolen cash
Courts
The court heard a total of €7,600 had been lodged in Ben McGuigan's AIB account after a 'smishing' text scam
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Inmate with heart condition died 10 weeks after prison cancelled hospital appointment
Prisons
The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has agreed to review a policy by which medical appointments are automatically cancelled if family members become aware of them following the death of the 41-year-old
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Jim O'Callaghan insists prisons should not be 'clogged up' with shoplifters or addicts
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Speaking on The Tonight Show on Virgin Media, Mr O’Callaghan said that he does not like the term "super prison"
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Evil Josef Fritzl to launch parole bid that could see him back on the streets this year
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Josef Fritzl, 89, is set to launch a bid for freedom next month and could be released from prison this year - having served just 15 years for his horrifying crimes
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Rowdy inmates broke prison rules 30,000 times since 2022
Prisons
Prison staff faced disciplinary sanctions for misconduct on 561 occasions during the same period, new figures show
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New figures show nearly all Irish prisons are overcrowded
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While there were 5,101 people in prisons across the country on February 6, there were 11 per cent fewer beds (546)
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