A prisoner has died at Midlands Prison in Portlaoise as a result of a suspected drug overdose. The inmate, understood to have been in his 30s, was discovered in his cell in the Laois jail on ...

A 33-year-old prisoner has died of a suspected drugs overdose in the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise. The Irish Independent understands that he was found in his cell on the D landing of the Co Laois ...

but not before spending 17 months in Portlaoise prison. The IRA would later claim responsibility for the Sallins robbery, and nearly five decades on, Osgur is still seeking justice for his ...

Osgur would later be convicted of the crime and sentenced to 12 years in Portlaoise prison. The IRA would eventually take responsibility for the infamous heist, leading to a presidential pardon ...

but not before spending 17 months in Portlaoise prison. The IRA would later claim responsibility for the Sallins robbery, and nearly five decades on, Osgur is still seeking justice for his ...

The Limerick Female Prison is also overcrowded with 83 prisoners and only 55 beds. In Portlaoise prison where some of the country’s most dangerous gangsters like 'Fat Freddie' Thompson are ...

THE number of prisoners in Irish jails hit a record high this week - with anger and tension mounting in slammers. New figures reveal that as of Thursday, April 24, 5,332 people were incarcerated ...

The prisoner, who is understood to be in his 30s, was found unresponsive in his cell at the medium-security prison in Portlaoise on Sunday morning. Multiple investigations have now been launched ...

The murder of senior Portlaoise Prison officer Brian Stack 42 years ago had three consequences of utmost seriousness, his son Austin asserts: family devastation; inadequate Garda investigations ...

A sharp escalation in prison overcrowding is creating a “breeding ground for violence” and poses a “very high-risk situation” for prison staff and inmates, the Inspector of Prisons has said.

The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell this morning at The Midlands Prison, in Portlaoise, Co Laois. It is believed that the prisoner died from a suspected overdose. However, the official ...

In 1983, Brian Stack, the chief officer in Portlaoise Prison, was shot and fatally wounded after leaving an event in Dublin. In 1983, Brian Stack, the chief officer in Portlaoise Prison ...