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A major investigation is underway after threats to the Minister for Justice’s home were made in two late-night phone calls during the week.

A major investigation is underway after threats to the Minister for Justice's home were made in two late-night phone calls during the week.

A major investigation is underway after threats to the Minister for Justice’s home were made in two late-night phone calls during the week.

A major investigation is underway after threats to the Minister for Justice’s home were made in two late-night phone calls during the week.

A major investigation is underway after threats to the Minister for Justice’s home were made in two late-night phone calls during the week.

A major investigation is underway after threats to the Minister for Justice's home were made in two late-night phone calls during the week.

The Minister for Justice was asked to consider providing officers with batons

‘Staggering’ increase in prisoner numbers has not been accompanied by similar rise in prison beds, Prison Officers’ Association warns

There are now 1,000 more inmates in the prison system since 2019 but the spaces created for them have only gone up by 43, the Prison Officers Association annual conference in Sligo will hear today.

The Midlands has become the latest prison to be targeted by drone smugglers – resulting in the Irish Prison Service (IPS) reviewing hi-tech systems that would allow officers to take over control of hostile drones.