A vulnerable persons unit will be set up in St Patrick’s Institution after last month’s damning report by the Inspector of Prisons.

The country’s prison for juveniles is in the spotlight again after figures reveal a rampant trade in mobile phones in the jail.

Former St Pat’s inmate tells Claire O’Sullivan how life works on the inside

The long-criticised practice of detaining children at St Patrick’s Institution will end within two years, beginning with 16-year-olds who will no longer be kept there from May 1.

Irish prisons are awash with contraband with 15,000 illegal items — including thousands of weapons — seized in jails in the past two years.

A NEW assessment and intervention service for young people in special care and detention will provide on-site specialist therapeutic care and intervene in crisis cases where previous services were not adequate.

A WIN would be a bonus but a clean sheet is imperative — that’s the mantra for Shelbourne as they face up to the stiff challenge of Steaua Bucharest in the first leg of their Champions’ League second round qualifier at Tolka Park this evening (7.30pm).

A 16-year-old youth was on bail for charges of aggravated burglary and threatening to kill a garda when he led a brutal gang rape in Co Clare, a court has heard.

AN unholy sex stunt at St Patrick’s Cathedral has gotten shock jerks Opie and Anthony exorcised from New York radio.