Creating ‘diverse, open and welcoming platform’ a key aim for Culture Night 2024
Arts Council hopes people will engage more in local projects after experiencing some of 1,700 free events nationwide later this month
Arts Council hopes people will engage more in local projects after experiencing some of 1,700 free events nationwide later this month
Irish Prison Service says consultants assessing facility, which closed in 2016, with view to providing feasibility report into site’s future
Thirty titles from some of Ireland’s most beloved writers will be distributed, with some authors reading excerpts for prisoners
About 40% of women in Dóchas prison at any time are on remand pending trial, visiting committee found
Probation expert says homelessness and addiction are almost like ‘manifestations of mental health difficulties’
Almost 8 per cent of male remand prisoners have current or recent psychotic symptoms, 10 times the community rate
There has been a 60% increase in grants of temporary release since the eligbility rules were relaxed last year
State authorities remain on red alert due to high risk to life from synthetic opiate that is up to 25 times more potent than fentanyl
Prisoners in Ireland are entitled to 25 per cent off their sentences, regardless of behaviour
Report published into death of 34-year-old prisoner at Cloverhill Prison
Eleven men treated in hospital after overdosing on Tuesday have since been discharged and returned to custody
Quantity of powdered substance recently smuggled into high-security prison has been found and sent for analysis
Suspected highly potent synthetic opioids ingested by 11 inmates at Portlaoise Prison who were then hospitalised
Record number of people incarcerated at present and penal system operating at 112 per cent capacity
Prison staff believe batch of highly potent synthetic drugs consumed by prisoners
Threat was made via Samaritans service in late June, prompting search at Simon Harris’s home in Greystones
Parole Board will retain ultimate responsibility for deciding release date despite proposed reforms
Prisoner numbers have increased by 26% in the last five years, forcing authorities to try frantically to find ways to alleviate overcrowding
Irish Prison Service ‘working closely’ with HSE in response to detection of synthetic opioid which led to a series of overdoses last year in Dublin and Cork
Event in aid of paediatric ward in Sligo hospital, Mayo hospice and Roscommon youth services
Expected bill for outstanding legal claims against the State has surpassed €5 billion for the first time
Phone call on Wednesday evening was made to a Samaritans helpline, and the organisation immediately raised the alarm
Council of Europe data shows overcrowding still an issue in Irish jails and is worse than many other systems in Europe
The academic project Prisons of Note brings joins civilians in harmony with inmates. ‘We have the most amazing conversations’
Briefing note from Department of Integration says tented village is an ‘emergency’ response
Verdict of misadventure delivered in case of death of Thomas Stokes (23)
Social care worker who turned to Samaritans in time of need speaks of value of service, which has received more than 5 million calls in a decade
Ministers reveal personnel at Department of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Office of Public Works also facing disciplinary investigations
Survivor says it is ‘impossible to say’ how his life would have turned out had he not been abused by Gerard O’Brien
Operation to focus on gathering of intelligence about key players profiting from lucrative trade
In a pre-budget submission, the department said staff and prisoners would face ‘acute risks’ and rehabilitation would be ‘severely curtailed’
Inspector finds the numbers of clinical staff in prisons is insufficient to meet the needs of inmates with mental illnesses
In his memoir, British singer-songwriter claims Irish musician called him the c-word, but Kitt dismisses it as an ‘Alan Partridge version of what happened’
Damien Quinn founded a charity that helps former inmates re-integrate in society after he struggled to following his release from prison
Young man with serious respiratory condition, who is receiving medical treatment in prison, not allowed to leave room for security reasons, prison authorities say
Complaint by Mountjoy prison officer John Muldowney fails over ‘inordinate’ delay in bringing case
Gardaí and Prison Service separately probing the allegations that a man in transit from court was assaulted by a prison officer
WRC adjudicator criticises department for investigation in which former Prison Service HR director moved from witness to ‘co-accused’
This week children have been taking part in bonding activities with their imprisoned fathers in Shelton Abbey prison in Wicklow
Criminal (51) was serving a life sentence for 2003 murder of rival gang boss Kieran Keane
Inspector criticises ‘degrading’ conditions in prisons in correspondence to Government
Project looks at raising awareness for naloxone which can temporarily reverse effects of overdose
Retired District Court judge intervenes in ‘unprecedented crisis’ in services for children most at risk
Former District Court judge warns of likelihood of claims against State due to ‘systemic failures’ across Tusla, Garda, Department of Education, HSE and Prison Service
Stated intention of prisoner in not eating or drinking ‘was to end his or her life’, Mr Justice David Barniville says
Report by Dóchas Centre visiting committee also raises mental health concerns
Current and former prisoners seek damages for alleged breach of constitutional rights during two-week period in February 2022
In devising a new policy on the housing of trans inmates, prison managment faces some difficult choices
Plans for significant expansion in capacity also causing concerns
Three of the service’s five most senior managers have lodged complaints under the Employment Equality Act
Complainant was refused career break over ‘personal stresses’ and instead took sick leave
Irish Prison Service director general Caron McCaffrey concedes drugs problem getting worse
Number of people serving sentences for sexual offences increases by 50 per cent
There are 4,400 spaces in the system but the need to separate gangs means the true capacity is about 4,200
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices