Razor wire to blame for prisons spending €40k a year on footballs

Razor wire security nets are being blamed for the €40,000-plus being spent on buying footballs in Irish prisons every year, Government documents show.

Almost €130,000 has been spent replacing footballs in jails over the past three years.

Cloverhill, Cork, and Limerick prisons are the biggest buyers and have spent nearly €55,000 between them in the past two years, accounting for two-thirds of the total bill.