41% of Oberstown detention residents experience mental health issues

A general view of the recently decommissioned Cork prison in Cork city, Republic of Ireland. Filming of a new movie entitled "MAZE", documenting the 1983 prison breakout of IRA prisoners from the Maze Prison is under way.

41% of youths resident in Dublin's Oberstown Detention Centre experience mental health issues.

The facility presented the issue as part of its annual report for 2019, which has found a quarter of residents were on a form of psychiatric medication.