Dublin City Council, again, bans poster to spare US president's feelings
Even a version which made no direct reference to Trump and removed his image, and simply read: “No welcome for warmongers” was turned down.
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Theft and drug crimes dominate re-offending as research points to addiction link
The Irish Prison Service has estimated that upwards of 70 percent of people committed to prison have a drug and/or alcohol addiction.
Young people in prison 50% more likely to spend their days confined to their cells
Staying there 19 to 23 hours a day does psychological harm, and also means they miss out on opportunities for education and work.
Too many people are kept in their cells between 19 and 24 hours a day, says chief prison inspector
"It really is an absolutely critical issue," says Mark Kelly.
A documentary follows the ripples of the 1981 hunger strike to the California prison system
"The Strike" is due to be screened in Dublin, Belfast and Cork this month.
Inmates still earn just 50 cents for a day’s work in Irish prisons
While costs of basic items have risen, including snacks bought from the prison shop to fill long gaps between meals.
More than 900 people are on waitlists for addiction supports in Ireland’s prisons
The longest queue is in Dublin’s Mountjoy, where more than 240 people languish on the waitlist for counselling for substance addiction.