New prison equine centre proves popular with Traveller inmates

A new equine centre in Castlerea Prison — described as the first of its kind in Europe — has attracted 'significant' interest among Traveller men both in the jail and in other prisons, an Oireachtas committee has been told. File picture

A new equine centre in Castlerea Prison — described as the first of its kind in Europe — has attracted “significant” interest among Traveller men both in the jail and in other prisons, an Oireachtas committee has been told.

Prison bosses said the project had only recently commenced and was part of a number of initiatives in the prison system to try to engage, and hopefully, rehabilitate Traveller inmates.