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
⏳ 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
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!
Expert panel insights:
• Koulla Yiasouma
• Patricia Keilthy (Office of the Children’s Ombudsman)
• Dr Naomi Feely (Children’s Rights Alliance)
They emphasized the need for a child-centred, compassionate approach when a family member is imprisoned.
• Koulla Yiasouma
• Patricia Keilthy (Office of the Children’s Ombudsman)
• Dr Naomi Feely (Children’s Rights Alliance)
They emphasized the need for a child-centred, compassionate approach when a family member is imprisoned.
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Expert panel insights:
• Koulla Yiasouma
• Patricia Keilthy (Office of the Children’s Ombudsman)
• Dr Naomi Feely (Children’s Rights Alliance)
They emphasized the need for a child-centred, compassionate approach when a family member is imprisoned.
• Koulla Yiasouma
• Patricia Keilthy (Office of the Children’s Ombudsman)
• Dr Naomi Feely (Children’s Rights Alliance)
They emphasized the need for a child-centred, compassionate approach when a family member is imprisoned.
At the launch:
🗣️ Moninne Griffith (Community Foundation Ireland) – chair & speaker
🗣️ Saoirse Brady (IPRT) – highlighted why this research is urgent
🗣️ Dr Sara Singleton – presented the findings
#SocialJustice #HumanRights
🗣️ Moninne Griffith (Community Foundation Ireland) – chair & speaker
🗣️ Saoirse Brady (IPRT) – highlighted why this research is urgent
🗣️ Dr Sara Singleton – presented the findings
#SocialJustice #HumanRights
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
At the launch:
🗣️ Moninne Griffith (Community Foundation Ireland) – chair & speaker
🗣️ Saoirse Brady (IPRT) – highlighted why this research is urgent
🗣️ Dr Sara Singleton – presented the findings
#SocialJustice #HumanRights
🗣️ Moninne Griffith (Community Foundation Ireland) – chair & speaker
🗣️ Saoirse Brady (IPRT) – highlighted why this research is urgent
🗣️ Dr Sara Singleton – presented the findings
#SocialJustice #HumanRights
Imprisonment doesn’t just affect the individual. Families face:
💸 Financial strain
💔 Emotional stress
🏠 Social challenges
These hidden costs are too often ignored in justice policy.
💸 Financial strain
💔 Emotional stress
🏠 Social challenges
These hidden costs are too often ignored in justice policy.
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Imprisonment doesn’t just affect the individual. Families face:
💸 Financial strain
💔 Emotional stress
🏠 Social challenges
These hidden costs are too often ignored in justice policy.
💸 Financial strain
💔 Emotional stress
🏠 Social challenges
These hidden costs are too often ignored in justice policy.
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
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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
🧵1/3
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)
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
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
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
#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
Key points we highlighted from our June submission:
- Oppose incapacitant sprays in prisons - human rights concerns & no proof they reduce violence.
- Support expanding community service orders as alternatives to short prison sentences.
#PrisonReform #CommunitySanctions
- Oppose incapacitant sprays in prisons - human rights concerns & no proof they reduce violence.
- Support expanding community service orders as alternatives to short prison sentences.
#PrisonReform #CommunitySanctions
October 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Key points we highlighted from our June submission:
- Oppose incapacitant sprays in prisons - human rights concerns & no proof they reduce violence.
- Support expanding community service orders as alternatives to short prison sentences.
#PrisonReform #CommunitySanctions
- Oppose incapacitant sprays in prisons - human rights concerns & no proof they reduce violence.
- Support expanding community service orders as alternatives to short prison sentences.
#PrisonReform #CommunitySanctions
Earlier this week, IPRT’s Saoirse Brady and Niamh McCormack appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice to discuss the General Scheme: Criminal Law & Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025. Watch recording here: bit.ly/472n3CX
#justicereform
#justicereform
October 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Earlier this week, IPRT’s Saoirse Brady and Niamh McCormack appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice to discuss the General Scheme: Criminal Law & Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025. Watch recording here: bit.ly/472n3CX
#justicereform
#justicereform
Today @ 3 PM, Saoirse Brady and Niamh McCormack of IPRT are speaking before the Justice, Home Affairs & Migration Committee on the Criminal Law & Civil Law (Misc Provisions) Bill.
Watch live here: bit.ly/472n3CX
@saoirse-b.bsky.social #criminallaw #penalreform #humanrights #prisonreform
Watch live here: bit.ly/472n3CX
@saoirse-b.bsky.social #criminallaw #penalreform #humanrights #prisonreform
September 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Today @ 3 PM, Saoirse Brady and Niamh McCormack of IPRT are speaking before the Justice, Home Affairs & Migration Committee on the Criminal Law & Civil Law (Misc Provisions) Bill.
Watch live here: bit.ly/472n3CX
@saoirse-b.bsky.social #criminallaw #penalreform #humanrights #prisonreform
Watch live here: bit.ly/472n3CX
@saoirse-b.bsky.social #criminallaw #penalreform #humanrights #prisonreform
Yesterday, IPRT hosted a well-attended panel discussion, chaired by
@saoirse_b
on the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on its official visit to Ireland. Some key takeaways from the discussion 👇
#CPTIreland2025 #CPT2025
@saoirse_b
on the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on its official visit to Ireland. Some key takeaways from the discussion 👇
#CPTIreland2025 #CPT2025
September 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Yesterday, IPRT hosted a well-attended panel discussion, chaired by
@saoirse_b
on the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on its official visit to Ireland. Some key takeaways from the discussion 👇
#CPTIreland2025 #CPT2025
@saoirse_b
on the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on its official visit to Ireland. Some key takeaways from the discussion 👇
#CPTIreland2025 #CPT2025
Yesterday, IPRT hosted a well-attended panel discussion, chaired by @saoirse_b on the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on its official visit to Ireland. Some key takeaways from the discussion 👇
#CPTIreland2025 #CPT2025
#CPTIreland2025 #CPT2025
September 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yesterday, IPRT hosted a well-attended panel discussion, chaired by @saoirse_b on the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on its official visit to Ireland. Some key takeaways from the discussion 👇
#CPTIreland2025 #CPT2025
#CPTIreland2025 #CPT2025
Ireland’s prisons are at 120% capacity — with almost 500 people sleeping on the floor.
IPRT’s #Budget2026 submission calls for investment in mental health, alternatives to prison & reintegration, not more prison beds.
Read full submission here: bit.ly/4n5qVJ3
IPRT’s #Budget2026 submission calls for investment in mental health, alternatives to prison & reintegration, not more prison beds.
Read full submission here: bit.ly/4n5qVJ3
September 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Ireland’s prisons are at 120% capacity — with almost 500 people sleeping on the floor.
IPRT’s #Budget2026 submission calls for investment in mental health, alternatives to prison & reintegration, not more prison beds.
Read full submission here: bit.ly/4n5qVJ3
IPRT’s #Budget2026 submission calls for investment in mental health, alternatives to prison & reintegration, not more prison beds.
Read full submission here: bit.ly/4n5qVJ3