Irish Penal Reform Trust

Podcasts

Outside of the typical radio recording uploaded as a podcast, the Irish Penal Reform Trust also engages in long-form recorded discussions with podcast hosts. Below are links to podcasts on which the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has spoken.

For a more complete list of IPRT's features in the media including recordings of radio appearances, TV, and written articles, visit our webpage IPRT in the News.

The Echo Chamber podcast: Imprisonment as a Last Resort

Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, joined The Echo Chamber podcast host, Tony Groves, to discuss the prison system, restorative justice, community sanctions, ending secondary punishments and more.

KCLRFM Guest Editor: Saoirse Brady - Penal Reform in discussion with Experts with Experience

Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director Saoirse Brady hosts a Guest Editor segment on KCLRFM interviewing Damien Quinn (Speire Nua), Paula Kearney (Brio programme at The Saol Project), and Ryan O'Rourke (Journalist).

Newstalk: Younified - How should we reintegrate former prisoners back into society?

On 17 July 2024, Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of Irish Penal Reform Trust featured on an episode of the Newstalk show ‘Younified’ to discuss reintegrating former prisoners back into society.

PEIN Podcast: Perspectives on Prevention – Saoirse Brady, Director of Irish Penal Reform Trust

In an episode of Perspectives on Prevention podcast released on 23 May 2024, Saoirse Brady, Director of Irish Penal Reform Trust, talks with Marian Quinn about the need for reform of sentencing practices, the impact of prison on families and children, and what’s needed to reduce offending. 

The Fifth Court podcast: 'Irish Prisons at 107% capacity', '9/10 employers would hire ex-prisoners' - Saoirse Brady, Irish Penal Reform Trust

In March 2024, Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, joined Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL on the Fifth Court podcast, Ireland's legal podcast that won Law Society...

Irish Examiner Mick Clifford Podcast: SECOND CHANCE: Damien Quinn and Saoirse Brady

People who have served a prison sentence for a criminal offence are entitled to believe that once the sentence is completed they have paid their debt to society. That does not appear to be the case. New research shows that there are huge barriers to ex-prisoners finding employment and that the past simply won’t leave them alone. Damien Quinn was one such person, who had to fight hard to rebuild his life once he finished his sentence. He and Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director Saoirse Brady are this week’s guests on the podcast.

Irish Times podcast: Does Ireland need more prison cells or fewer prisoners?

IPRT speaks to Sorcha Pollak of the Irish Times In The News podcast alongside Irish Times Crime and Security Editor Conor Lally about reducing the number of people sent to prison.

IPRT features on 'Conversations on the Margins' podcast

IPRT Senior Policy and Research Officer, Sarahjane McCreery, spoke with Senator Lynn Ruane on the 'Conversations on the Margins' podcast about the work of IPRT.

The Care Experience Podcast: Care and Justice

One of the authors of IPRT’s Care and Justice (2019) report featured on a recent episode of The Care Experience Podcast.

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