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A Bantry woman, who was caught driving while disqualified just three days into her driving ban, ended up spending two days in Limerick Prison

The Irish Times’s obituary writers have marked the deaths of more than 150 people this year. Here are 50 of the best known

Tracey Tully, the mother of murdered Limerick boxer Kevin Sheehy, has said she is prepared to help other families fight against the transfer of prisoners convicted for crimes committed here in Ireland.

Ireland’s prison system is bursting at the seams with record numbers of inmates being held on remand awaiting trial or sentencing, the Sunday World can reveal.

A fugitive Limerick drug dealer and a key player in an outfit responsible for smuggling cocaine into Ireland has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the UK.

A State agency has arranged a 232 km taxi ride from Co Clare to Co Wicklow for a 29 year old Algerian man accused of spitting a mix of saliva and blood at a Garda and causing criminal damage to a direct provision centre, a court has heard. At Ennis District Court on Friday, Imad […]

Gruelling travel, harsh security and restricted interaction with parents make prison visits extremely tough for children.

Some children only get to see their parent in-person once a month and experts are concerned that video calls are replacing visits.

Last week, there were 126 more people in custody than beds in Irish prisons.

A JUDGE said to the Governor of Limerick Prison this week that if he did not get psychiatric help for a prisoner, she would release him.