Shivs and Shanks: Exhibition of improvised weapons goes on display on Spike Island

A number of improvised weapons seized by the Irish Prison Service have gone on display at a tourist attraction which was itself once the largest jail in the world.

Shivs and Shanks: Exhibition of improvised weapons goes on display on Spike Island

A number of improvised weapons seized by the Irish Prison Service have gone on display at a tourist attraction which was itself once the largest jail in the world.

A new exhibition, ‘Shivs and Shanks’ has opened up on Spike Island, in Cork harbour.

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