Ireland is in breach of its international human rights obligations by continuing to detain immigrants in prison and garda stations who have been refused entry to the country, a new report shows.

The number of people being sent to prison plummeted by almost 40% in 2017 — attributed to a massive drop in fine defaulters being jailed.

The Irish Prison Service is being urged to abolish the practice of solitary confinement.

Prison health authorities should be tracking the spread of HIV, hepatitis C and tuberculosis in jails, the Irish Penal Reform Trust has urged.

The manager of Oberstown Children Detention Campus has said riot gear for staff is not the answer to issues at the facility as workers veer towards possible industrial action.

A ground-breaking study has found evidence of “harassment and bullying” of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) inmates in Irish prisons.

The long-awaited introduction of a new system for payment of court fines in stages will “dramatically reduce” the number of people being sent to jail, the head of the Irish prison system has said.

We the Board of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, Ireland’s leading penal reform NGO, write to express our serious and collective concern in respect to s.55 Charities Act 2009.

The Inspector of Prisons has criticised the abuse of powers by prison officers, bullying among inmates, and the “grave” prevalence of drugs in jails. 

Inmates under protection in Mountjoy are kept in "unacceptable" conditions, fuelling "obvious tension" in the prison’s separation unit.

Offensive name-calling can be a "common experience" for Travellers in prison — both from other inmates and from some prison officers, according to a new report.

Prison chiefs should adopt specific strategies to deal with the high numbers of travellers in jail and to prevent discrimination, a report has said.

Penal reformers have called on prison bosses to expand treatment provision for drug users within jails and to create drug-free sections for other inmates.

Prison director general Michael Donnellan said he is “embarrassed” by the recording of phone calls between 139 prisoners currently in custody and their solicitors.

Defending champion and Irish international Maria Dunne (Skerries) has safely made it through to the semi-finals of the Clarins Leinster Ladies Golf Championships at Grange Golf Club.