'Nightmare' as overcrowded Irish prisons likely to set new record of 6,000 inmates

Two women's prisons — at Limerick Prison, above, and the Dóchas Centre at Mountjoy in Dublin — have the highest levels of overcrowding in the State, currently at 64% and 152% capacity respectively. File picture: Kieran Clancy 

Irish prisons will soon hit “nightmare” overcrowding levels, with inmate numbers likely to hit 6,000 in the coming weeks.

It comes as the Irish Prison Service is bracing itself for a severe threat to security with the potential extradition of cartel boss Daniel Kinahan from Dubai to face charges.