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Lessons will be learned from Mountjoy Prison murder – justice minister

The Minister for Justice said lessons will be learned from the murder of a prisoner who died following a vicious beating at Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison. Helen McEntee said that while the killing of prisoners is “very rare”, the tragic death of Robert ...

04 Aug 2022 at 18:54

National News

Sense of system ‘failure’ when prisoner is killed – former Mountjoy governor

A former governor of Mountjoy Prison said there is a sense that the system has failed when a prisoner is killed in an attack. John Lonergan, who was governor of Mountjoy, in Dublin, for more than two decades, said a prisoner’s death can lower ...

04 Aug 2022 at 13:36

National News

Inmate dies in hospital following attack at Mountjoy Prison

An inmate who was attacked at Mountjoy Prison last week has died. The Irish Prison Service said the prisoner was seriously injured in an incident on Friday. The man, aged in his 30s, died in hospital in the early hours of Wednesday. A ...

03 Aug 2022 at 10:10

National News

Prisoners take part in Men’s Shed initiative to help prepare for life outside

Twice a day, around a dozen older prisoners gather in a workshop to repair old bicycles for refugees, restore broken furniture and build benches to raise money for a cancer charity. The group of men, who range in age from 55 and into ...

10 Jan 2023 at 11:50

National News

Prison officer stabbed by inmate in Dublin

A prison officer is understood to be receiving treatment after being stabbed in the face during an inmate’s attempted escape in Dublin. The incident occurred while the prisoner was being escorted to a location outside of Mountjoy ...

08 May 2023 at 16:35

National News

Prison officer stabbed by inmate in big jail

08 May 2023 at 16:21

National News

Bishop voices concern about overcrowding at Mountjoy Prison

A bishop has expressed concern over overcrowding at Mountjoy Prison following a visit to the facility. Bishop Martin Hayes said that despite the best of intentions, the prison system is under pressure and “struggling to ...

01 May 2023 at 15:38

National News

Remains of executed prisoners to be removed from Irish prison this month

The remains of executed prisoners from the grounds of an Irish prison will be removed and reinterred this month (January 2024). The Department of Justice has confirmed news of the project, which will see prisoner ...

02 Jan 2024 at 12:43

Local News

Limerick gangland murderer David Stanners found dead in Mountjoy Prison

THE INFAMOUS Limerick gangland murderer, David Stanners, has been found dead at Mountjoy Prison. David ‘Frog Eyes’ Stanners, from Moyross, is reported to have been "discovered deceased" in the early hours of ...

26 Oct 2023 at 12:32

National News

Prisoners willingly hand over hundreds of drug tablets following death of 21 year-old inmate

Hundreds of suspected nitazene tablets have been handed over voluntarily by inmates of Mountjoy Prison following a fatal overdose linked to the drug in the jail on Thursday morning. The Irish Prison Service ...

20 Jul 2024 at 12:10

National News

Prison officer treated in hospital after assault in Mountjoy

A prison officer was taken to hospital after being assaulted inside Mountjoy prison in Dublin. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, gardai said. The prison officer was treated at the city’s Mater ...

02 Feb 2025 at 22:37

Local News

BIG READ: Kilkenny People reporter goes to Mountjoy Prison

This week we print an exclusive report by our staff man, Martin Daly, on what life is like for political prisoners on the other side of the wall. It was a cold blustery morning. I was outside Mountjoy ...

26 Jul 2025 at 21:22

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