Cork Prison overcrowding blamed on building work at Limerick jail

Regular overcrowding at the new Cork prison has been blamed on the ongoing construction work at Limerick prison.

A spokesperson for the Irish Prison Service says that the works at Limerick prison have restricted the ability to transfer prisoners between the two facilities and, as such, has resulted in regular overcrowding in Cork. It is also causing capacity issues at the men's and women's prisons in Limerick.