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Mountjoy Prison
Judge orders arrest of Enoch Burke after he turns up at Wilson’s Hospital School
Barrister for the school says principal should not have to be dealing with this situation
Women prisoners left to huddle in doorways during storm while locked outside
New report details ‘stark’ and ‘degrading’ conditions in the Irish prison system driven by record overcrowding
Enoch Burke leaves Mountjoy Prison after High Court orders release to prepare for hearing
Teacher tells judge he intends to immediately return ‘for work’ at Wilson’s Hospital School upon release
Irish prison conditions among the worst ‘anywhere’, chief inspector tells politicians
Committee told Mountjoy in Dublin no longer a viable option, with Thornton Hall site yet to be developed
‘Cockroaches, cold cells, wet walls, broken toilets’ among Mountjoy inmates’ complaints
Overcrowding highlighted as main issue in annual Mountjoy Prison Visiting Committee report
‘It has changed my whole life’: How ‘listeners’ in Wheatfield Prison support fellow inmates
Prisoner support volunteers respond to about 170 calls each year, with family and loneliness common issues
Enoch Burke returned to prison after being arrested close to Wilson’s Hospital School
Teacher trespassed at Wilson’s Hospital School last week in latest repeated breach of court orders
Man faces trial for possessing mobile phone in Mountjoy and directing criminal gang
Three other men and a woman appear in court on connected changes
Politicians want to ‘look tough’ on crime, but locking people up in dysfunctional prisons is not the answer
There is something very problematic about the current political approach to crime, repeatedly cramming more into prisons
The show mustn’t go on for RTÉ underperformers, say RTÉ news staff
Plus: Fungus inspired by octopus; and what hens behind bars tell us about Mountjoy Prison
Imagine living with a stranger and a shared toilet in a space the size of a parking bay
Our prisons are in crisis – but the answer isn’t more prisons
All secure prisons now at, or above, capacity with Mountjoy reaching 1,000 inmates
System comprises 12 secure and two open facilities with all secure jails now at 100% to 163% of capacity
How Senator Aubrey McCarthy befriended notorious murderer the Black Widow
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Prison officer claims sacking for going to fight in Ukraine war ‘excessive’
Brian Meagher says he used unofficial shift swap system to cover days he was not present but this failed
‘Institutionalised’ prisoner with 123 convictions sentenced for life for ‘vicious’ murder of fellow inmate
David Dunne (40) gave ‘no explanation for the decision to kill Robert O’Connor’ in Mountjoy Prison in 2022
Bishop cries foul over closure of Mountjoy prison chapel amid works linked to overcrowding
Prison seeks to ‘adjust the footprint of an underutilised space to the rear of Mountjoy chapel’ to create video link area for court appearances
Mountjoy prisoner ‘lured’ fellow inmate to cell and murdered him
David Dunne (40) found guilty of murder of Robert O’Connor by stamping on his head in a ‘vicious and unprovoked’ assault
Local history: Cartoonish cruelty betrays a fundamentalist who would not cotton on
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Woman says learning about son’s death via social media ‘absolutely devastating’
Inquest hears Keith Lee (42), who was facing charges in relation to the murder of his estranged wife Joanne, died by suicide in prison
Staff in ‘distress’ over plight of chronically mentally ill prisoners in jails
About 40% of women in Dóchas prison at any time are on remand pending trial, visiting committee found
What’s behind the record increase in prisoner numbers?
Prisoner numbers have increased by 26% in the last five years, forcing authorities to try frantically to find ways to alleviate overcrowding
Remains of Harry Gleeson, wrongly executed for murder 83 years ago, to return home to Tipperary
Gleeson was jailed for murder of Mary ‘Moll’ McCarthy in 1940 but pardoned by State in 2015
Enoch Burke’s defamation case is yet another legal loss for the imprisoned teacher
Evangelical Christian was not defamed by article that incorrectly stated he was moved cell for his safety because he was ‘annoying’
By a lonely prison wall: how a choir in Mountjoy is unlocking prisoner potential
The academic project Prisons of Note brings joins civilians in harmony with inmates. ‘We have the most amazing conversations’
You steal a can of beer or damage an abandoned bike. Should you be jailed?
Clogging up prisons with minor offenders is expensive and can compound crime. The €7,000 monthly cost could be more constructively spent
Keeping Enoch Burke locked in a cell, wallowing in his martyrdom, serves no one
Burke could potentially find himself spending longer in Mountjoy than some of the killers in his midst. That could not pass for justice
High Court dismisses prison officer’s bullying claim
Complaint by Mountjoy prison officer John Muldowney fails over ‘inordinate’ delay in bringing case
Limerick gangland figure David ‘Frog Eyes’ Stanners found dead in jail
Criminal (51) was serving a life sentence for 2003 murder of rival gang boss Kieran Keane
Changes in ‘driver behaviour’ responsible for falling road traffic prosecutions, says Minister
Helen McEntee said “we all have to do more” to reverse the trend of rising road deaths
Prisoners sleeping on matresses ‘wedged next to lavatories’ due to overcrowding
Inspector criticises ‘degrading’ conditions in prisons in correspondence to Government
Elephant carer Gerry Creighton: ‘Mountjoy Prison was full of guys I knew from school. We just had different opportunities’
Having spent most of his working life at Dublin Zoo, Gerry Creighton now travels around the world developing care and enclosures for elephants he describes as ‘intelligent, compassionate and kind’
‘Disturbing’ story of brain-damaged man in prison prompts calls for reform
Advocacy groups demand solutions on handling mental health issues in justice system
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