'€5m spent on revamp of prison set to close'

OVER €5 million has been spent on plans to develop a prison that is due to close, according to the Prison Inspector.

Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen said this money should not be wasted and called for Cork Prison to be kept open as a remand centre for those awaiting trial.

In an inspection report, published by the Department of Justice last night, he listed a range of serious problems besetting Cork Prison, including: