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Cockroaches, shrunken clothes among prisoner complaints

The unavailability of gluten-free food, mashed potatoes with every meal, cockroaches in a prison cell and clothes shrunk from the laundry were just some of the complaints made by inmates of Mountjoy Prison in 2024.

Ireland • 29 Dec 25

The chapel at Mountjoy is due to reopen following the construction works

Bishop receives assurances over Mountjoy Prison chapel

The Liaison Catholic Bishop to Irish Prisons has said he has been assured about a construction project due to get under way in the chapel of Mountjoy prison on Monday.

Regional • 29 Nov 24

The 2020 report by the Inspector of Prisons into the Dóchas Centre was published almost four years after it was carried out

Call for Dóchas Centre reports to be published

The Irish Penal Reform Trust has called for two reports that were carried out into Mountjoy's female prison in recent years to be published after another report carried out during Covid-19 found issues with how some prisoners were dealt with during the pandemic.

Ireland • 27 Jan 24

Harry Gleeson was the first man in the history of the State to be posthumously pardoned

Project aims to find remains of man pardoned for murder

An area on the grounds of Mountjoy Prison is to be excavated in order to recover the remains of 29 prisoners executed there between 1923 and 1954.

Ireland • 03 Jan 24

The offences allegedly took place in the prison last July

Three charged over Mountjoy prison violent disorder

Three men have been charged with a violent incident in Mountjoy Prison last year.

Dublin • 01 Sep 23

Robert O'Connor died in hospital last night (Pic: The Irish Sun)

Murder inquiry under way after death of Mountjoy inmate

A murder investigation is under way after the fatal attack on a 34-year-old inmate at Mountjoy Prison last week.

Ireland • 04 Aug 22

The Prison Service said it was working closely with public health and the HSE

Covid-19 outbreak at Dublin's Mountjoy Prison

The Irish Prison Service has said that 19 positive cases of Covid-19 have been identified among the prisoner population in Mountjoy Prison.

Regional • 10 May 21

Thousands of tablets were among the items seized

Drugs, mobiles seized at Mountjoy hidden in sugar bags

The largest haul of contraband smuggled into a prison - seized at Mountjoy jail in Dublin today - was hidden in bags of sugar and sprinkled with coffee to confuse sniffer dogs.

Ireland • 17 Nov 20

Court heard brain-damaged homeless man has been kept in the high dependency unit of Mountjoy Prison for a year

Case of brain-damaged man in prison 'far from rare'

The Director of the Central Mental Hospital has said the case of a brain-damaged homeless man in prison is "far from rare".

Ireland • 06 Dec 19

The survey results were released as SOLAS, Mountjoy Prison and Ibec held a joint event to explore employer attitudes on the issue

Survey finds employers open to hiring ex-offenders

Nearly two thirds of employers would be willing to hire an ex-offender if they were supported to do so, according to new research.

Business • 02 Sep 19

Liam Deegan was unlawfully at large from Mountjoy Prison at the time

Escaped prisoner hid in wheelie bin after M50 chase

An escaped prisoner who hid in a wheelie bin after driving the wrong way down a motorway at night while trying to avoiding pursuing gardaí has been given a five-year prison sentence, with the final 18 months suspended.

Courts • 13 Feb 19

The incident happened at Mountjoy Prison in June 2016

Court hears prisoner tried to cut officer's wrist

A man attempted to cut a prison officer's wrist with a blade moulded into a toothbrush while the officer was delivering toilet paper, a court has heard.

Courts • 14 Dec 18