Prison Officers Association

Rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to officers aged under 40 also accelerated in inoculation drive

Contact tracing is ongoing after 19 prisoners test positive, says Prison Service.

Prison Officers’ Association directed officers to adhere strictly to duties

Action aims to force clarity from health authorities on when officers will be inoculated

Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors requests clarification from the Minister

Prison Officers Association says staff and prisoners should be prioritised for vaccination

Medical laboratory scientists whose members carry out Covid testing vote to reject proposal

Irish Prison Service says it is working closely with HSE and contact tracing is ongoing

Five prisoners and 11 staff have confirmed cases of coronavirus so far

Retirement event took place in canteen of Midlands Prison in Portlaoise on March 27th

‘Tiny number’ of inmates reach violence threshold for admission to NVRU in Portlaoise

Staff exceeded remit and engaged in unacceptable practices, Minister for Justice says

Charlie Flanagan said he is concerned by some of the findings of the report

Fifty packages thrown or flown into Wheatfield Prison in one week, conference told

‘Overcrowding provides the perfect atmosphere for the bully to thrive,’ says POA

The nine gangs in Irish jails mirror the outside world in their growing power and violence