28th August 2024
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).
15th August 2024
On 15 August 2024, Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director Saoirse Brady joined presenters Muireann O'Connell and Ray Foley on Virgin Media TV Ireland AM show. She discussed the prison overdose story...
14th August 2024
On 14 August 2024, Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, spoke to RTÉ in the wake of the news of a number of ten people in prison being hospitalised with suspected drug overdoses.
14th August 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, featured on the RTÉ News Six One speaking about overcrowding contributing to drug problems in prison.
29th July 2024
IPRT discusses the availability of therapeutic interventions in prison psychology services and touched on concerns regarding the repurposing of the Progression Unit.
17th July 2024
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.
8th July 2024
On 8 July 2024, the number of people on remand for long periods was published in the Irish Examiner. Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, responded to journalist David Kent about the news.
28th June 2024
On 28 June 2024, the Irish Times published a letter written by Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director, Saoirse Brady who responded to the number of people in prison surpassing 5,000 for the first time.
26th June 2024
The number of people in prison in Ireland surpassed 5,000 for the first time ever. IPRT responded to the news in The Journal.
7th June 2024
On 7 June 2024, Maeve McTaggart of the Irish Independent reports on the Council of Europe’s 2023 Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE I). Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, responds to the statistics that highlight worrying overcrowding in prisons in Ireland.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.