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# Prison

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12 years after publican Charlie Chawke lost his leg in armed robbery, shooter is denied freedom
23 Sep 2015
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This man has never committed a violent crime, but will die in prison unless Obama steps in
20 Sep 2015
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Oscar Pistorius parole review postponed for two weeks
19 Sep 2015
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Karen Buckley murderer to appeal length of prison sentence
19 Sep 2015
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Portlaoise prisoners plan dirty protest after being refused gluten-free bread
17 Sep 2015
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A convicted killer has come down off a prison roof after three days - for a pizza and a can of coke
16 Sep 2015
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Crowd holds street party for inmate who's been on prison roof for three days
15 Sep 2015
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Gangland figure dies in Portlaoise Prison while serving life for murder
9 Sep 2015
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Ex-junior minister Ivor Callely will not have to go back to prison
2 Sep 2015
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Prisoner attacked two officers escorting him from hospital
26 Aug 2015
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Three Mountjoy prison officers hospitalised after attack by prisoner
25 Aug 2015
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Chelsea Manning's chances of parole hurt by magazine and toothpaste charges
19 Aug 2015
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Chelsea Manning in trouble over Caitlyn Jenner magazine
13 Aug 2015
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
11 Aug 2015
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Irishman and father of 8 held in one of Abu Dhabi's most notorious prisons
11 Aug 2015
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Half of the people imprisoned in Ireland last year were jailed for not paying fines
6 Aug 2015
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Court approves solitary confinement for the killer of Melanie McCarthy-McNamara
31 Jul 2015
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"Confusion and chaos" reign as Irish politicians struggle to attend trial of Ibrahim Halawa
30 Jul 2015
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Asylum seeker horribly beaten in Cloverhill is the Afghan man found at side of motorway
30 Jul 2015
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How many sex offenders are under special supervision in your region?
27 Jul 2015
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Four killers on temporary release from prison this month
26 Jul 2015
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Woman smuggled mobile phone into Mountjoy internally for €500
23 Jul 2015
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A professor asked volunteers to spend time in prison - but it went horribly wrong
19 Jul 2015
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Father in Roscommon 'House of Horrors' will spend less time in jail
16 Jul 2015
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CCTV captures Mexican drug lord's audacious escape from prison
15 Jul 2015
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Frances Fitzgerald's new crime bill: What's in it - and what will it mean for victims?
15 Jul 2015
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A mother who starved and murdered her four-year-old son has died in prison
14 Jul 2015
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Mexico thought this infamous drug lord wouldn't escape from prison again
12 Jul 2015
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Prisoner found cut nearly in half with organs missing after riot
11 Jul 2015
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A lot of you don't know abortion carries a 14-year jail sentence
8 Jul 2015
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'I've seen people being sliced, being kicked around in prison - it's all because of drugs'
7 Jul 2015
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These are just some of the lethal homemade weapons seized in Irish prisons
6 Jul 2015
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Prisoner attempted to escape after being brought to hospital from Cork prison
1 Jul 2015
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'All bark and no bite': No one will be brought to court over water charges until 2017
1 Jul 2015
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Watch: Inmates stage riot as Australian authorities introduce prison smoking ban
1 Jul 2015
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 It’s the start of a new week, here’s all the news you need to know.
29 Jun 2015
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These hotels give guests a chance to sleep in luxury prison cells
27 Jun 2015
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13
Saved By The Bell's 'Screech' sentenced to 4 months in jail over a pub stabbing
25 Jun 2015
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Woman jailed for stealing €57,000 to pay for her father's kidney transplant
23 Jun 2015
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Prison officer suspended as escaped convicted killers spotted 300 miles away
20 Jun 2015
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