€70m plan for super prison put ‘on hold’

PLANS for a €70 million super prison for Munster have been put on ‘the long finger’ because of the current state of the Government’s finances.

Michael McDowell announced plans for the prison in January 2007 when he was then minister for justice.

The site earmarked for the prison was in Kilworth, Co Cork, and it was to be built on 80 acres of land owned by the Department of Defence.