Prison service currently operating 'far beyond its limits', director general warns 

In the annual report for 2024, director general Caron McCaffrey said: “The past two years have demanded a great deal from the IPS, perhaps more than any point in recent memory. Picture: Dan Linehan

The capacity of Irish prisons has been stretched “far beyond its limits”, the head of the prison service has warned.

In the Irish Prison Service (IPS) annual report 2024, director general Caron McCaffrey said pressures on the system escalated last year.