156% increase in prisoners sleeping on mattresses on the floorThe head of the Irish Prison Service has warned capacity in the system has been stretched "far beyond its limits".
Case of man who claimed he had shoulder broken by riot police on Halloween settled at High CourtThis week, a jury was sworn in for the case of plaintiff Gerard McCarthy, who alleged that gardaí broke his shoulder on Halloween night almost 17 years ago.
Minister says €285m modular home rapid build spend 'will take five years to deliver significant savings 'In a written Dáil response on the issue, Minister O’Callaghan said that works are now nearing completion at the final site of the Rapid Build programme, in Haywood, Clonmel, Co Tipperary.