Prisoners take part in Men’s Shed initiative to help prepare for life outside

Chief officer Brian Cahill and assistant Governor David Mulligan pictured with some of the furniture made in the Mountjoy prison Men’s Shed. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Twice a day, around a dozen older prisoners gather in a workshop to repair old bicycles for refugees, restore broken furniture and build benches to raise money for a cancer charity.

The group of men, who range in age from 55 and into their 80s, are nearing the end of their prison sentences and are preparing for life outside the prison walls in Dublin.