New Cork prison plans play areas for families

A centre with play areas and arts and crafts facilities, as well as support services, is to be opened for families visiting inmates in Cork’s new prison.

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is now seeking expressions of interest from those wishing to run a visitors’ centre at the prison when it opens next year.

The specially designed drop-in centre will be open six days a week at the prison on the Rathmore Road.