The Office of the Inspector of Prisons is a statutory body, independent in how it carries out its work, set up under the Prisons Act 2007.
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.@OIP_Ireland has just completed the first ever cycle of full inspections of all prisons in #Ireland
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Sharp rise in prisoner sharing exposed toilets in cells ‘degrading’ @OIP_Ireland Chief Inspector says. irishexaminer.com/news/arid-…
Too many people in Irish prisons are kept in their cells for unduly long periods of time every day says Chief Inspector of Prisons dublininquirer.com/too-many-…
'Just nine showers for 239 men': Prison overcrowding crisis deepens, says @OIP_Ireland as its 2025 annual report is published irishexaminer.com/news/arid-…
Conditions in Irish Prisons are “a National Disgrace” says @OIP_Ireland in its new Annual Report, published today:
Available in full here:
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News release:
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Statement by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons @OIP_Ireland on the publication of three death in custody reports oip.ie/statement-by-the-offi…
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Man died in cell after staff unable to find key - report via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/052…
Man died in cell after staff unable to find key - report via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/052…
Full @OIP_Ireland report here:
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From migration to tackling online violence against women and girls, all these issues require a united European response. Through multilateralism and instruments such as the ECHR and the Istanbul Convention, we can deliver concrete outcomes for the democratic security of our continent.
The upcoming Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting in Chișinău is crucial, and Ireland, as a founding member, plays a key role. Thank you for a very engaging discussion, Minister @OCallaghanJim.
@DeptJusticeIRL
.@OIP_Ireland welcomes the publication of the new Government legislative programme, which - at long last - includes the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill for priority publication in the Summer session this year.
#OPCAT
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.@OIP_Ireland report examines fatal overdose in 2024 in Mountjoy Prison rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/021…
“Mentally ill people in prisons are being failed”
@OIP_Ireland Chief Inspector Mark Kelly makes clear that the difficulties facing mentally ill prisoners are not news to those working on the front lines … @irishexaminer irishexaminer.com/opinion/co…
In-cell alarms deliberately muted by prison staff, @OIP_Ireland finds during follow up inspection of Cloverhill Prison in Dublin irishtimes.com/crime-law/202…
“Inmates living in ‘deplorable’ conditions at Mountjoy and Cloverhill Prisons” @OIP_Ireland finds in two newly published reports. breakingnews.ie/ireland/inma…
Newly-published @OIP_Ireland inspection reports paint “stark picture of Irish prison conditions”.
Full reports on five inspections, of Cork, Cloverhill, Dóchas Centre, Mountjoy Men’s Prison and the Training Unit available here: oip.ie/newly-published-inspe…
The @OIP_Ireland will appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration this afternoon. irishexaminer.com/news/arid-…
