€51m paid for additional hours to prison officers There has been a sharp rise in the number of extra hours being worked by prison officers with nearly €51m in payments since the start of last year. Business • 25 Nov 24
€51m paid for additional hours to prison officers There has been a sharp rise in the number of extra hours being worked by prison officers with nearly €51m in payments since the start of last year. Business • 25 Nov 24
Irish Prison Service said cost of sick leave hit €11.15m Prison officers had to take more than 52,000 sick days last year with staff at one jail taking an average of 24 days illness leave each. Business • 20 Sep 24
Irish Prison Service said cost of sick leave hit €11.15m Prison officers had to take more than 52,000 sick days last year with staff at one jail taking an average of 24 days illness leave each. Business • 20 Sep 24
Prison officers' homes attacked in Dublin and Cork The homes of two prison officers have been attacked in the past six months, according to the Deputy General Secretary of the Prison Officers' Association. News • 04 Nov 15
Prison officers' homes attacked in Dublin and Cork The homes of two prison officers have been attacked in the past six months, according to the Deputy General Secretary of the Prison Officers' Association. News • 04 Nov 15
Prison Service accused of provoking strike The Prison Officers Association has accused the Irish Prison Service of trying to provoke a strike in the country's jails. News • 08 May 15
Prison Service accused of provoking strike The Prison Officers Association has accused the Irish Prison Service of trying to provoke a strike in the country's jails. News • 08 May 15
Prison officers in industrial action over staffing Prison officers at two of the country's largest prisons are taking industrial action in a dispute over staffing levels. News • 18 Sep 14
Prison officers in industrial action over staffing Prison officers at two of the country's largest prisons are taking industrial action in a dispute over staffing levels. News • 18 Sep 14
POA expresses concerns over organised gangs The Prison Officers' Association has said members of organised criminal gangs in prison are as difficult to deal with as dissident republican inmates. News • 09 May 14
POA expresses concerns over organised gangs The Prison Officers' Association has said members of organised criminal gangs in prison are as difficult to deal with as dissident republican inmates. News • 09 May 14
NI prison officers to get 'danger money' Over 1,000 prison office staff in Northern Ireland are to receive special danger money payments because of the threat from dissident republicans. News • 09 Jan 14
NI prison officers to get 'danger money' Over 1,000 prison office staff in Northern Ireland are to receive special danger money payments because of the threat from dissident republicans. News • 09 Jan 14
