Closure of Curragh detention centre to begin today

The Prison Service is to press ahead with the closure of the Curragh detention centre today due to a dispute over prison officers’ overtime.

The Prison Service is to press ahead with the closure of the Curragh detention centre today due to a dispute over prison officers’ overtime.

Inmates and staff at the detention centre are to be transferred to other prisons.

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