Deirdre Malone
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Family refused details of detention in ‘padded cell’ due to GDPR, lawyer claims
- Irish News
- February 1, 2019, 01:00
The family of a prisoner in Mountjoy Prison was refused details about why he had been locked in a “padded cell” due to GDPR constraints, lawyers for t(...)

Callous courtroom tactics against women put on trial by Marian Finucane
- TV, Radio, Web
- December 1, 2018, 05:00
One of the most memorable slogans during the long campaign for women’s reproductive rights in Catholic-dominated Ireland was: “Get your rosaries off o(...)

Punishment and rehabilitation
- Editorial
- August 6, 2018, 00:05
Because of a rising prison population, robust data is required on the incidence of crime, detection rates, sentencing patterns and the use of probatio(...)

Prison population rises for the the first time in seven years
- Crime & Law
- June 25, 2018, 17:45
The country’s prison population has risen for the first time in seven years despite recent legislation curtailing the jailing of fine defaulters. Pri(...)

Only 58 prisoners voted in abortion referendum
- Crime & Law
- June 15, 2018, 01:00
Barely one out of every hundred prisoners voted in last month’s referendum on the Eight Amendment which saw a record turnout among the general populat(...)

Prisons unable to meet rising population’s need for mental healthcare
- Social Affairs
- May 23, 2018, 19:27
The Irish prison population has been “exploding” in the past year but staff are unable to offer adequate mental health services, an Oireachtas Committ(...)

Deis scheme ‘failing to narrow gap’ between disadvantaged children and other pupils
- Education
- February 6, 2018, 18:50
The Government’s support scheme for children in disadvantaged schools is failing to narrow the achievement gap with other schools, an Oireachtas commi(...)

Half of prisoners drop out of school before Junior Certificate
- Education
- February 6, 2018, 01:45
Just over half of prisoners dropped out of school before the Junior Certificate, according to an unpublished survey by the Irish Prison Service. The s(...)

Attempt to collapse murder trial over mother crying in court
- Crime & Law
- October 8, 2017, 15:17
A woman whose son was killed after three men broke into her home told a conference on imprisonment and human rights at the weekend that the defence at(...)

Should judges be able to impose a minimum term for murder?
- Crime & Law
- September 6, 2016, 01:00
Zoltan Almasi had just come home from work when he heard someone banging on his van outside his Naas home. He took a baseball bat and went to investig(...)