Almost 20% of prisoners in Irish jails test positive for drugs, figures show

The Irish Prison Service said it had conducted 1,883 tests on prisoners under its operational testing programme, with 353 of those returning a positive result.

Nearly one in five operational drug tests carried out in Irish prisons last year were positive, with inmates tested for opiates, cocaine, cannabis, and other narcotics.

However, the Irish Prison Service said it had conducted just 1,883 tests on prisoners under its operational testing programme, with 353 of those returning a positive result.