Irish Penal Reform Trust
@irishpenalreform.bsky.social
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.
| Reg. Charity No. 20029562 |
www.iprt.ie
| Reg. Charity No. 20029562 |
www.iprt.ie
ICYMI: On 2/12/25, Niamh McCormack, IPRT’s Legal Policy and Public Affairs Manager, joined @TheLastWord @TodayFMNews FM to discuss the launch of PIPS 2024 and why building more prison spaces won’t solve overcrowding.
🎧 bit.ly/48iWKcs (1:00:10)
#IPRT #PIPS2024
🎧 bit.ly/48iWKcs (1:00:10)
#IPRT #PIPS2024
The Last Word with Matt Cooper - December 02nd, 2025 - 4:30 PM-7:00 PM
December 02nd, 2025 - 4:30 PM-7:00 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ICYMI: On 2/12/25, Niamh McCormack, IPRT’s Legal Policy and Public Affairs Manager, joined @TheLastWord @TodayFMNews FM to discuss the launch of PIPS 2024 and why building more prison spaces won’t solve overcrowding.
🎧 bit.ly/48iWKcs (1:00:10)
#IPRT #PIPS2024
🎧 bit.ly/48iWKcs (1:00:10)
#IPRT #PIPS2024
⏳ Only 8 days to apply!
IPRT is hiring a Communications, Content and Engagement Officer.
📅 Closing: 12 December
💼 Apply via Hirehive | More info on our recruitment page. bit.ly/4pfqqgv
#IPRT #Communications #Content #Engagement
IPRT is hiring a Communications, Content and Engagement Officer.
📅 Closing: 12 December
💼 Apply via Hirehive | More info on our recruitment page. bit.ly/4pfqqgv
#IPRT #Communications #Content #Engagement
December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
⏳ Only 8 days to apply!
IPRT is hiring a Communications, Content and Engagement Officer.
📅 Closing: 12 December
💼 Apply via Hirehive | More info on our recruitment page. bit.ly/4pfqqgv
#IPRT #Communications #Content #Engagement
IPRT is hiring a Communications, Content and Engagement Officer.
📅 Closing: 12 December
💼 Apply via Hirehive | More info on our recruitment page. bit.ly/4pfqqgv
#IPRT #Communications #Content #Engagement
ICYMI: RTÉ Six One News covered IPRT’s Progress in the Penal System 2024. Overcrowding is worsening, conditions have declined, and human rights issues — including rising deaths in custody — are becoming acute (Timestamp: 33:28).
Watch here: bit.ly/3XwMhEg
#PIPS2024 #PrisonReform #HumanRights
Watch here: bit.ly/3XwMhEg
#PIPS2024 #PrisonReform #HumanRights
RTÉ News: Six One 2025-12-02
The latest national and international headlines. Watch RTÉ News: Six One 2025-12-02 on RTÉ Player for free
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December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
ICYMI: RTÉ Six One News covered IPRT’s Progress in the Penal System 2024. Overcrowding is worsening, conditions have declined, and human rights issues — including rising deaths in custody — are becoming acute (Timestamp: 33:28).
Watch here: bit.ly/3XwMhEg
#PIPS2024 #PrisonReform #HumanRights
Watch here: bit.ly/3XwMhEg
#PIPS2024 #PrisonReform #HumanRights
Happening now: PIPS 2024 launch.
Great turnout and strong discussion with Ashling Golden, Liam Herrick, Tom Lord, Jacqui Durkin, Darina Ryan-Pilkington, Robert Cullen & Sam Gluckstein.
🔗 bit.ly/4oxjtX4
#PIPS2024 #IPRT
@_IHREC
Great turnout and strong discussion with Ashling Golden, Liam Herrick, Tom Lord, Jacqui Durkin, Darina Ryan-Pilkington, Robert Cullen & Sam Gluckstein.
🔗 bit.ly/4oxjtX4
#PIPS2024 #IPRT
@_IHREC
December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Happening now: PIPS 2024 launch.
Great turnout and strong discussion with Ashling Golden, Liam Herrick, Tom Lord, Jacqui Durkin, Darina Ryan-Pilkington, Robert Cullen & Sam Gluckstein.
🔗 bit.ly/4oxjtX4
#PIPS2024 #IPRT
@_IHREC
Great turnout and strong discussion with Ashling Golden, Liam Herrick, Tom Lord, Jacqui Durkin, Darina Ryan-Pilkington, Robert Cullen & Sam Gluckstein.
🔗 bit.ly/4oxjtX4
#PIPS2024 #IPRT
@_IHREC
📢 We’re hiring!
IPRT is recruiting a Communications, Content & Engagement Officer.
Join Ireland’s leading NGO working for the rights of people in prison and evidence-based penal reform.
Apply here: bit.ly/4add7sk
Please share!
IPRT is recruiting a Communications, Content & Engagement Officer.
Join Ireland’s leading NGO working for the rights of people in prison and evidence-based penal reform.
Apply here: bit.ly/4add7sk
Please share!
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
📢 We’re hiring!
IPRT is recruiting a Communications, Content & Engagement Officer.
Join Ireland’s leading NGO working for the rights of people in prison and evidence-based penal reform.
Apply here: bit.ly/4add7sk
Please share!
IPRT is recruiting a Communications, Content & Engagement Officer.
Join Ireland’s leading NGO working for the rights of people in prison and evidence-based penal reform.
Apply here: bit.ly/4add7sk
Please share!
ICYMI 📰@RTE covered the launch of IPRT’s report "Paying the Price: The Impact and Cost of Imprisonment on Families in Ireland" Highlighting the financial, social & emotional burdens on families. Watch ▶️ bit.ly/4r8J2jE
(Timestamp: 22:48) #PayingThePrice
(Timestamp: 22:48) #PayingThePrice
RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock 2025-11-19
The latest national and international headlines. Watch RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock 2025-11-19 on RTÉ Player for free
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November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
ICYMI 📰@RTE covered the launch of IPRT’s report "Paying the Price: The Impact and Cost of Imprisonment on Families in Ireland" Highlighting the financial, social & emotional burdens on families. Watch ▶️ bit.ly/4r8J2jE
(Timestamp: 22:48) #PayingThePrice
(Timestamp: 22:48) #PayingThePrice
A new IPRT report: “Paying the Price – The Cost & Impact of Imprisonment on Families in Ireland” by Dr Sara Singleton (TASC) reveals the financial and emotional burdens families face when a loved one is imprisoned.
📄 Read the report: bit.ly/3K8rdk2 🧵
#PayingThePrice @saoirse-b.bsky.social
📄 Read the report: bit.ly/3K8rdk2 🧵
#PayingThePrice @saoirse-b.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A new IPRT report: “Paying the Price – The Cost & Impact of Imprisonment on Families in Ireland” by Dr Sara Singleton (TASC) reveals the financial and emotional burdens families face when a loved one is imprisoned.
📄 Read the report: bit.ly/3K8rdk2 🧵
#PayingThePrice @saoirse-b.bsky.social
📄 Read the report: bit.ly/3K8rdk2 🧵
#PayingThePrice @saoirse-b.bsky.social
📰Yesterday's editorial in @irishtimes.com labels prison conditions “unacceptable & inhumane”, citing IPRT & CPT as voices for reform. Urgent reform, not just more cells, is needed. 🔗https://bit.ly/481X661
#HumanRights #PenalReform #JusticeReformhttps://bit.ly/481X661
#HumanRights #PenalReform #JusticeReformhttps://bit.ly/481X661
The Irish Times view on prison conditions : unacceptable and inhumane
Government foot-dragging on penal reform continues
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November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
📰Yesterday's editorial in @irishtimes.com labels prison conditions “unacceptable & inhumane”, citing IPRT & CPT as voices for reform. Urgent reform, not just more cells, is needed. 🔗https://bit.ly/481X661
#HumanRights #PenalReform #JusticeReformhttps://bit.ly/481X661
#HumanRights #PenalReform #JusticeReformhttps://bit.ly/481X661
IPRT’s Saoirse Brady, discussed Ireland’s prison overcrowding on Newstalk yesterday. People in custody are sleeping on mattresses on the floor, and official figures don’t reflect reality.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47QPrHm ⏱️1:15:06
@newstalkfm.bsky.social @antonsavage.bsky.social @saoirse-b.bsky.social
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47QPrHm ⏱️1:15:06
@newstalkfm.bsky.social @antonsavage.bsky.social @saoirse-b.bsky.social
The Anton Savage Show - November 16th, 2025 - 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
November 16th, 2025 - 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
IPRT’s Saoirse Brady, discussed Ireland’s prison overcrowding on Newstalk yesterday. People in custody are sleeping on mattresses on the floor, and official figures don’t reflect reality.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47QPrHm ⏱️1:15:06
@newstalkfm.bsky.social @antonsavage.bsky.social @saoirse-b.bsky.social
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47QPrHm ⏱️1:15:06
@newstalkfm.bsky.social @antonsavage.bsky.social @saoirse-b.bsky.social
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IPRT welcomes the Justice Committee’s recommendations on the Criminal Law & Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 - a step toward a more proportionate and humane penal system.
📄 Read the full report: bitly.is/4i3QcBU
#JusticeReform #IPRT #Ireland
IPRT welcomes the Justice Committee’s recommendations on the Criminal Law & Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 - a step toward a more proportionate and humane penal system.
📄 Read the full report: bitly.is/4i3QcBU
#JusticeReform #IPRT #Ireland
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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IPRT welcomes the Justice Committee’s recommendations on the Criminal Law & Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 - a step toward a more proportionate and humane penal system.
📄 Read the full report: bitly.is/4i3QcBU
#JusticeReform #IPRT #Ireland
IPRT welcomes the Justice Committee’s recommendations on the Criminal Law & Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 - a step toward a more proportionate and humane penal system.
📄 Read the full report: bitly.is/4i3QcBU
#JusticeReform #IPRT #Ireland
As President Michael D. Higgins’ term ends, we wish him & Sabina every happiness. Since 2011, he has been Patron of IPRT championing penal reform, human rights & dignity.
Thank you, President Higgins, for your leadership & compassion. 🙏
Thank you, President Higgins, for your leadership & compassion. 🙏
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As President Michael D. Higgins’ term ends, we wish him & Sabina every happiness. Since 2011, he has been Patron of IPRT championing penal reform, human rights & dignity.
Thank you, President Higgins, for your leadership & compassion. 🙏
Thank you, President Higgins, for your leadership & compassion. 🙏
IPRT’s Niamh McCormack spoke with John Morley on
Galway Bay FM about the Inspector of Prisons’ 2024 Annual Report, highlighting grave overcrowding & poor conditions. We need rehabilitation & alternatives to custody — not more prison spaces.
🎧 bit.ly/4oXpgpq (at 1:14)
Galway Bay FM about the Inspector of Prisons’ 2024 Annual Report, highlighting grave overcrowding & poor conditions. We need rehabilitation & alternatives to custody — not more prison spaces.
🎧 bit.ly/4oXpgpq (at 1:14)
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
IPRT’s Niamh McCormack spoke with John Morley on
Galway Bay FM about the Inspector of Prisons’ 2024 Annual Report, highlighting grave overcrowding & poor conditions. We need rehabilitation & alternatives to custody — not more prison spaces.
🎧 bit.ly/4oXpgpq (at 1:14)
Galway Bay FM about the Inspector of Prisons’ 2024 Annual Report, highlighting grave overcrowding & poor conditions. We need rehabilitation & alternatives to custody — not more prison spaces.
🎧 bit.ly/4oXpgpq (at 1:14)
31 deaths in custody in 2024. IPRT’s Saoirse Brady, spoke to
Philip Boucher-Hayes on @RTERadio1 about the Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2024 and the urgent need to tackle overcrowding.
🎧Listen back (18:20): bit.ly/4hRJdf8 #JusticeReform
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
Philip Boucher-Hayes on @RTERadio1 about the Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2024 and the urgent need to tackle overcrowding.
🎧Listen back (18:20): bit.ly/4hRJdf8 #JusticeReform
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
Today Friday 7 November 2025
Mid-morning show with Philip Boucher Hayes featuring stories of the day, sharp analysis and features.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
31 deaths in custody in 2024. IPRT’s Saoirse Brady, spoke to
Philip Boucher-Hayes on @RTERadio1 about the Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2024 and the urgent need to tackle overcrowding.
🎧Listen back (18:20): bit.ly/4hRJdf8 #JusticeReform
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
Philip Boucher-Hayes on @RTERadio1 about the Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2024 and the urgent need to tackle overcrowding.
🎧Listen back (18:20): bit.ly/4hRJdf8 #JusticeReform
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
On 4 Nov, IPRT’s Saoirse Brady & Niamh McCormack appeared, with colleagues from the sector and academia, before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice for pre-legislative scrutiny of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024 to give evidence on strengthening the youth justice system. 🧵
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
On 4 Nov, IPRT’s Saoirse Brady & Niamh McCormack appeared, with colleagues from the sector and academia, before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice for pre-legislative scrutiny of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024 to give evidence on strengthening the youth justice system. 🧵
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
Today at 3pm, IPRT appears before the Joint Committee on Justice for scrutiny of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024. We’re calling for stronger protection of children’s rights in youth justice. Watch live: bit.ly/4oX2Q7X
Read our submission: bit.ly/3JDCfNZ
Read our submission: bit.ly/3JDCfNZ
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today at 3pm, IPRT appears before the Joint Committee on Justice for scrutiny of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024. We’re calling for stronger protection of children’s rights in youth justice. Watch live: bit.ly/4oX2Q7X
Read our submission: bit.ly/3JDCfNZ
Read our submission: bit.ly/3JDCfNZ
Register now for the launch of IPRT’s new report, “Paying the Price: The cost and impact of imprisonment on families in Ireland.”
📅 19 Nov 2025 | 📍 Dublin
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nsqtDY
Or visit the IPRT website.
#PayingThePrice #CriminalJustice #FamiliesMatter #TASC
📅 19 Nov 2025 | 📍 Dublin
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nsqtDY
Or visit the IPRT website.
#PayingThePrice #CriminalJustice #FamiliesMatter #TASC
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Register now for the launch of IPRT’s new report, “Paying the Price: The cost and impact of imprisonment on families in Ireland.”
📅 19 Nov 2025 | 📍 Dublin
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nsqtDY
Or visit the IPRT website.
#PayingThePrice #CriminalJustice #FamiliesMatter #TASC
📅 19 Nov 2025 | 📍 Dublin
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nsqtDY
Or visit the IPRT website.
#PayingThePrice #CriminalJustice #FamiliesMatter #TASC
It now costs €99,000 a year to keep one person in prison – up almost 12%. On @rteradio1.bsky.social IPRT’s Saoirse Brady said prison is neither effective nor cost-effective, calling for more investment in community sanctions.
🎧Listen back (starts 19:30): bit.ly/3WrseGI
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
🎧Listen back (starts 19:30): bit.ly/3WrseGI
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
Drivetime Friday 24 October 2025
Claire Brock and Cormac Ó hEadhra bring you all the latest news and stories of the day from around the country and beyond.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It now costs €99,000 a year to keep one person in prison – up almost 12%. On @rteradio1.bsky.social IPRT’s Saoirse Brady said prison is neither effective nor cost-effective, calling for more investment in community sanctions.
🎧Listen back (starts 19:30): bit.ly/3WrseGI
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
🎧Listen back (starts 19:30): bit.ly/3WrseGI
@saoirse-b.bsky.social
IPRT spoke on @rteprimetime.bsky.social
about concerns with the Exchange of Duty system & unofficial shift swaps. Overworked staff risk burnout affecting safety, well-being & rehabilitation in prisons. Urgent reform & robust oversight are needed.
👉 Watch here: bit.ly/473MyUM
about concerns with the Exchange of Duty system & unofficial shift swaps. Overworked staff risk burnout affecting safety, well-being & rehabilitation in prisons. Urgent reform & robust oversight are needed.
👉 Watch here: bit.ly/473MyUM
Cash-based shift swapping widespread in prisons, officers say
A Mountjoy prison officer who went to fight in Ukraine, leaving money for others to cover his shifts, has 'blown the whistle' on a cash-based shift swapping system within the prison service
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October 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
IPRT spoke on @rteprimetime.bsky.social
about concerns with the Exchange of Duty system & unofficial shift swaps. Overworked staff risk burnout affecting safety, well-being & rehabilitation in prisons. Urgent reform & robust oversight are needed.
👉 Watch here: bit.ly/473MyUM
about concerns with the Exchange of Duty system & unofficial shift swaps. Overworked staff risk burnout affecting safety, well-being & rehabilitation in prisons. Urgent reform & robust oversight are needed.
👉 Watch here: bit.ly/473MyUM
IPRT's Niamh McCormack joined Deirdre Walsh on Radio Kerry's Talkabout programme to discuss rehabilitation for people with convictions & the need for legislative reform to help people rebuild their lives.
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4naskNJ
#Rehabilitation #SecondChances @radiokerry.bsky.social
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4naskNJ
#Rehabilitation #SecondChances @radiokerry.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
IPRT's Niamh McCormack joined Deirdre Walsh on Radio Kerry's Talkabout programme to discuss rehabilitation for people with convictions & the need for legislative reform to help people rebuild their lives.
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4naskNJ
#Rehabilitation #SecondChances @radiokerry.bsky.social
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4naskNJ
#Rehabilitation #SecondChances @radiokerry.bsky.social
Rehabilitation & second chances matter. People with convictions face barriers to jobs, housing & community life long after serving their sentence. IPRT’s Saoirse Brady on what needs to change in @thejournal.ie
🔗 bit.ly/3WCO1eu
#rehabilitation #secondchances @saoirse-b.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/3WCO1eu
#rehabilitation #secondchances @saoirse-b.bsky.social
Opinion: Rehabilitated offenders should be able to move on with their lives - that includes jobs
People who have served their sentence should be able to have equal access to employment, writes Saoirse Brady of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Rehabilitation & second chances matter. People with convictions face barriers to jobs, housing & community life long after serving their sentence. IPRT’s Saoirse Brady on what needs to change in @thejournal.ie
🔗 bit.ly/3WCO1eu
#rehabilitation #secondchances @saoirse-b.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/3WCO1eu
#rehabilitation #secondchances @saoirse-b.bsky.social
Our Executive Director Saoirse Brady's letter in @irishtimes.com highlights the barriers faced by people with convictions long after serving their sentence. Everyone deserves a genuine second chance.
Read here 👉 bit.ly/48s2xNr
#Rehabilitation #SecondChances @saoirse-b.bsky.social
Read here 👉 bit.ly/48s2xNr
#Rehabilitation #SecondChances @saoirse-b.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Our Executive Director Saoirse Brady's letter in @irishtimes.com highlights the barriers faced by people with convictions long after serving their sentence. Everyone deserves a genuine second chance.
Read here 👉 bit.ly/48s2xNr
#Rehabilitation #SecondChances @saoirse-b.bsky.social
Read here 👉 bit.ly/48s2xNr
#Rehabilitation #SecondChances @saoirse-b.bsky.social
Senator Lynn Ruane in @thejournal.ie highlights why incapacitant sprays don’t belong in Irish prisons. We raised the same concerns in our submission last week (bit.ly/48I4cyh) to the Justice Committee - risks to human rights with no evidence they reduce violence.
bit.ly/46WZ86L
#HumanRights #P
bit.ly/46WZ86L
#HumanRights #P
Lynn Ruane: Pepper spray may be coming to Irish prisons - but you can't reduce violence through violence
It’s not clear how introducing incapacitant sprays to prisons could reduce violent incidents, writes Senator Lynn Ruane.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Senator Lynn Ruane in @thejournal.ie highlights why incapacitant sprays don’t belong in Irish prisons. We raised the same concerns in our submission last week (bit.ly/48I4cyh) to the Justice Committee - risks to human rights with no evidence they reduce violence.
bit.ly/46WZ86L
#HumanRights #P
bit.ly/46WZ86L
#HumanRights #P
#Budget2026 Welcome boost for Probation, but prison expansion won’t solve overcrowding.
Over 5,500 people in prisons built for 4,675. 499 sleeping on mattresses.
Real reform means investing in community sanctions, not more cells. Read our full statement: bit.ly/439BNNY
Over 5,500 people in prisons built for 4,675. 499 sleeping on mattresses.
Real reform means investing in community sanctions, not more cells. Read our full statement: bit.ly/439BNNY
October 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
#Budget2026 Welcome boost for Probation, but prison expansion won’t solve overcrowding.
Over 5,500 people in prisons built for 4,675. 499 sleeping on mattresses.
Real reform means investing in community sanctions, not more cells. Read our full statement: bit.ly/439BNNY
Over 5,500 people in prisons built for 4,675. 499 sleeping on mattresses.
Real reform means investing in community sanctions, not more cells. Read our full statement: bit.ly/439BNNY