Litany of problems at Cork Prison

A timeline of neglect and inaction

OCT 2005: The Prison Service said there was a “re-evaluation” to close Cork Prison even though €5.5m had been spent on plans to develop the jail.

It followed a report by the then prisons’ inspector Mr Justice Kinlen, in which he said Justice Minister McDowell planned to replace the prison with a jail for 800 on Spike Island in Cork.